Yes, but I missed it deliberately in order not to overcomplicate the things for a beginner. I limited myself by only considering "учить", not "учиться" - they are different verbs though.
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Yes, but I missed it deliberately in order not to overcomplicate the things for a beginner. I limited myself by only considering "учить", not "учиться" - they are different verbs though.
Not exactly! I see what you mean, I am aware of the example with "dusting" in English. They are so-called "self-antonyms". In Russian the true self-antonyms are very rare. Two well-known examples are...
And another funny example of this sort:
a Russian who just started learning English and cannot speak and write well, introduces himself:
My name Sergei. I am live in Moscow. I teach English.
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A classic example of "Runglish" is an attempt to translate the Russian phrase "Я плохо себя чувствую" (I am unwell, I feel sick) into English literally.
Some Russian guy, an employee of a foreign...
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