Russian grammar - Adjectives - attributive or predicative |
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Like in English the position of an adjective is a question of emphasis. • If the adjective appears before the noun ('attributive') it incidentally describes the noun. • If the adjective appears after the noun (and the verb 'to be') ('predicative') then it imparts new information about the noun. |
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Это новая книга.
This is a new book.
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Эта книга новая.
This book is new.
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Это старая книга, но та книга новая.
This is an old book, but that book is new.
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Там высокий мальчик.
The tall boy is there.
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Вон тот мальчик высокий.
That boy over there is tall.
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Это красивые цветы.
These are beautiful flowers.
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Эти цветы красивые.
These flowers are beautiful.
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Где красивые цветы?
Where are the beautiful flowers?
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Это не быстрая машина.
This is not a fast car.
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Эта машина не быстрая.
This car is not fast.
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Это странная история.
It is a strange story.
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Эта история очень странная.
That story is very strange.
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