Hello, I don't understand "ну и" at the beginning of sentances. Supposedly it is an intensifier, so can it be used with any sentance?
Thanks
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Hello, I don't understand "ну и" at the beginning of sentances. Supposedly it is an intensifier, so can it be used with any sentance?
Thanks
Why would you want to intensify every sentence?
If you're so determined, use exclamation points.
First of all, if used separately as a question "Ну и?" it'll mean that you want to here the details of what has just been said by your interlocutor, or you want to know how it is related to you.
In general it's an intensifier used only in the questions (I can't remember any other example at least), e.g. "Ну и что?" (almost similar to simply "Ну и?")
So can you say:
Ну и говоришь ли ты по-русски?
Ну и сколько тебе лет?
And what do these mean?
Ну и запах!
Ну и умри со своим компьютером.
Ну и идиот же ты!
Would it be something like "what an idiot you are!", не правда ли?
So can you say..? - Ну и можно тогда сказать..? :)
Ну и говоришь ли ты по-русски? - Well then, do you speak Russian?
Ну и сколько тебе лет? - Hey, how old are you!
Ну и запах! - What smell!
Ну и умри со своим компьютером. - Get lost with your computer!
Ну и идиот же ты! - You're surely an idiot!
:wink: Ref: ArticlesQuote:
Originally Posted by Rtyom
Ну и сколько тебе лет? - Hey, how old are you!
Wouldn't: Well and how old are you? be better?
Oh, my beloved article, please don't be cross with me, ну не идиот ли я, что пропустил тебя? :oops:
KV, better? Maybe. It depends on the intonation, "methinks."
Ну и спасибо за ответы... ну и я отчасти понимаю... ну и хорошо....
Ну и имеет ли смысл? Ну и как переводить?
Then comes (drum roll)...
НУ И НУ!
Ну и что значит "ну и ну?"
Ну и это сумасшедший дом!
I think this should sum it up:
http://www.multitran.ru/c/m.exe?HL=2&L1 ... %E8+%ED%F3
Thunderbird! Blow me tight, that's amazing! Thanks!
Lol, some multitran entries are a bit "out there" (see above)... that's why I don't trust it too much, but I get the idea. 8)
Сестра своей матери... это кто?Quote:
Originally Posted by kalinka_vinnie
Ну и ну!
Why I looked in the dictionary and, Bob's your uncle, it still doesn't make sense!
(kidding)
I'd say, it itencifies exclamations and shows slight irritation or displeasure in questions.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stranger
It is usually used with an exclamation mark rather than a question mark and means astonishment, amazement, surprise. Other similar exclamations:Quote:
Originally Posted by basurero
Вот это да!
Ничего себе!
Нифига себе! (slang)
Во даёт/дают!
MikeM, how could you forget the most common one - ах%еть! :)
ну и что? - and so what?
Yeah, Metallica, cool! :)))Quote:
Originally Posted by kalinka_vinnie