с, от & мочь, смочь

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February 4th, 2015, 04:53 PM
George1992

с, от & мочь, смочь

Hi!

I saw these two sentences on the Internet. It is from a website containing some russian tales.

Would you tell me a difference between my versions and those from the site? The blue words are mine.

Дополнительно к тексту сказок вы сможете найти увлекательные факты из жизни писателей.
Дополнительно к тексту сказок вы можете найти увлекательные факты из жизни писателей.

Раньше не читали сказки своему ребенку? Начинайте с самых известных.
Раньше не читали сказки своему ребенку? Начинайте от самых известных.
February 4th, 2015, 05:49 PM
Crocodile

I will try to articulate the difference:

Дополнительно к тексту сказок вы сможете найти увлекательные факты из жизни писателей.
=> In addition to the tales' text you will be able to find interesting facts about the the authors' lives.

Дополнительно к тексту сказок вы можете найти увлекательные факты из жизни писателей.
=> In addition to the tales' text you can find interesting facts about the the authors' lives.

Раньше не читали сказки своему ребенку? Начинайте от самых известных.

The last sentence is obviously incorrect grammatically. I think "От" could only be used if the starting point is a physical object as in "начинайте копать от этого столба до той стены".
February 4th, 2015, 10:56 PM
xXHoax

This ought to help here: The Russian Prepositions (Genitive Case) , scroll down a bit, you'll see a short, wide chart. "Prepositions Expressing Basic Motions"
February 5th, 2015, 06:03 AM
George1992

Very nice!

The article is also amazing!

I have a last question. How do you pronounce от этого столба до той стены. Just the bolded words.

Is it "ат"... да той стены?
February 5th, 2015, 08:38 AM
maxmixiv

Quote:

"начинайте копать от этого столба до той стены"

"От забора и до обеда" :hlop:

Quote:

Is it "ат"... да той стены?

Yes, атэтава... датой
February 5th, 2015, 11:36 AM
Crocodile

Quote:

Originally Posted by maxmixiv

"От забора и до обеда" :hlop:

exactly! :hlop:
February 5th, 2015, 09:52 PM
xXHoax

I believe, since they are single syllable prepositions and such, it can vary slightly. You probably can't go wrong with "от" as "hOT"/the a in "father". Same with "до", that is the way I always hear people say them. With то, I think it uses the intuitive, standard, stressed "O" sound.