Aha! So lozh' is more like an abstraction, that is falseness, or falsehood, rather than lie. And it's feminine, as many abstractions are in Russian. In Latin, too, I think most (all ?) unreal things,...
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Aha! So lozh' is more like an abstraction, that is falseness, or falsehood, rather than lie. And it's feminine, as many abstractions are in Russian. In Latin, too, I think most (all ?) unreal things,...
Can you explain, Defensor, why lzhi is preferrable to lzhyam.
Dishonesty and disbelief are sisters; a liar believes only lies.
Nechestnost' i neverie -- sestri; lgun verit tol'ko lzhyam.
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