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How do I know when to use the perfective or imperfective aspect of a verb?

While the tense of a verb describes when an action takes place in time, the aspect describes how it takes place (whether it was done repeatedly or once, whether it is an ongoing process or a sudden action, e...
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Answered by Daria K. • Russian tutor
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What would be the best way to prepare for a translation exercise from English to Russian?

The passage is split into assessable elements. The candidates are awarded points if the meaning of the translation is conveyed correctly and the grammar is accurate (case endings, agreements and verb endings...
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Answered by Anastasia K. • Russian tutor
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What is the difference идти/ходить and ездить/ехать?

'In English, идти/ходить can be translated as 'to go by foot/to walk', while ехать/ездить can be translated as 'to go by transport' e.g. 'to go by bus', 'to drive'. These pairs of verbs are called transitive...
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Answered by Maria D. • Russian tutor
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Translate the following adapted article about the school of the future into English

Дети — наше будущее. Я хочу видеть школу будущего на основе школы прошлого, где ученики учатся и где им нравится заниматься. В такой школе есть атмосфера молодости, любви, и творчества. Это то место образова...
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Answered by Elena K. • Russian tutor
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What case do you use when you want to say you don't have something?

In Russian, when you want to say you don't have something you need to use the construction у меня нет + genitive case when talking in the present tense. For example, when your teacher asks if you have a dict...
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Answered by Louisa K. • Russian tutor
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