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    Экий

    I've not seen this before, but in a grammar book it mentions the demonstrative pronoun Экий. What does it mean, and when (if ever) is it used?
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    "Экий" is used if you'd like to point at something astonishing, surprising (or annoying) or if you'd like to sneer at smth.

    "Экий он!" means "so that's him!", "oh, look at him!"

    It seems to me, this word is not used very frequently.
    In Russian, all nationalities and their corresponding languages start with a lower-case letter.

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    Olya is slighly wrong.

    Экий дурак! - What a fool!
    Экая удача! - What a luck!

    Экий (what a ...) ~ Этакий (such a ...)

    Экий(Экая/Экое/Экие) What a ....
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    then whats the difference between Зкий(Зкая, Зкое, Зкие) and Какой(Какая, Какое, Какие)?
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    Quote Originally Posted by zomby_pengy
    then whats the difference between Экий(Экая, Экое, Экие) and Какой(Какая, Какое, Какие)?
    The correct letter is Э not З

    Nearly no difference at all in this context

    Какой - more suitable for a written language
    Экий - more colloquial with a slightly sardonic touch.

    You cannot use экий instead of какой in all cases but you can always use какой instead of экий, though your speech will become more formal.
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    oops im sorry...my ares are kinda bad...it looked like a 3 to me...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ramil
    Quote Originally Posted by zomby_pengy
    then whats the difference between Экий(Экая, Экое, Экие) and Какой(Какая, Какое, Какие)?
    The correct letter is Э not З

    Nearly no difference at all in this context

    Какой - more suitable for a written language
    Экий - more colloquial with a slightly sardonic touch.

    You cannot use экий instead of какой in all cases but you can always use какой instead of экий, though your speech will become more formal.
    "Экий" is not only slightly sardonic, it's archaic and rarely used.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ramil
    Olya is slighly wrong.
    Oh, it's just my English is very limited
    In Russian, all nationalities and their corresponding languages start with a lower-case letter.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ramil

    Экий дурак! - What a fool!
    Is there a difference between that and: Shto za durak!

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    Quote Originally Posted by challenger
    Quote Originally Posted by Ramil

    Экий дурак! - What a fool!
    Is there a difference between that and: Shto za durak!
    You transliterate by spelling, so it's

    Chto za durak!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Vesh
    Quote Originally Posted by Ramil
    Quote Originally Posted by zomby_pengy
    then whats the difference between Экий(Экая, Экое, Экие) and Какой(Какая, Какое, Какие)?
    The correct letter is Э not З

    Nearly no difference at all in this context

    Какой - more suitable for a written language
    Экий - more colloquial with a slightly sardonic touch.

    You cannot use экий instead of какой in all cases but you can always use какой instead of экий, though your speech will become more formal.
    "Экий" is not only slightly sardonic, it's archaic and rarely used.
    I use it fairly often.
    Not more than two days ago I've said: "Экий ты п@дарас!" to one person. Ж)
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    Quote Originally Posted by challenger
    Quote Originally Posted by Ramil

    Экий дурак! - What a fool!
    Is there a difference between that and: Shto za durak!
    No difference. They're equal.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ramil
    Quote Originally Posted by challenger
    Quote Originally Posted by Ramil

    Экий дурак! - What a fool!
    Is there a difference between that and: Shto za durak!
    No difference. They're equal.
    I think, there is small stylistic difference.
    In Russian, all nationalities and their corresponding languages start with a lower-case letter.

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    So if it had an English equivilent, would it be like someone saying 'I say! what a fool', since that hardly gets used and means the same thing.
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