Languages 2024, September

Familiarity means inappropriate, obsessive ease, swagger. The life of every person is divided into the one that is open to everyone, and the one that remains behind closed doors, in the circle of family or close friends. A familiar person does not recognize these rules. He's not hopeless, just ill-bred

A derivational suffix is a morpheme, the purpose of which is clear from the name. It serves to form new words. And the formative suffix, in turn, helps to create not new words, but, as is also clear from the name, its forms, that is, various variations of an existing word

State category - these are words whose morphological features allow us to classify them as adverbs, because they answer the questions "what is it?" And How?" and are intended to describe the emotions and moods of animate objects or the physical processes associated with inanimate objects and their habitat or location

Invariable include all service parts of speech, interjections, as well as some invariable independent parts of speech

Twenty or thirty years ago most of the time (more than 90%) was devoted to theory. Students completed written tasks, read and translated texts, learned new words and constructions, but the development of conversational skills took only 10% of the time. As a result, the person knew the grammatical rules and vocabulary, understood the texts, but could not fully speak. Therefore, gradually the approach to learning has changed

There are a number of words that were used in the Old Slavonic language, but in current everyday life they are not used at all. There are those who have transformed and began to sound differently. The word "shepherd" refers to terms that are not used as often today as they used to be

The verb is one of the most important parts of speech, it expresses a dynamic feature of the subject, that is, it denotes an action. Its initial form (infinitive) answers the questions: "what to do, what to do?" The more verbs a person knows, the better he knows the language. In this article, we will present all the information about the verb "exhaust"

There are several associations with the word admirer. It can be either a guy in love or a representative of any religion. After all, he worships a deity or his ideal. Below you will learn the origin of the word admirer, its meaning, synonyms and examples of usage

For those who remember the cartoon about Carlson, it will be quite easy to understand the meaning of the word "naughty". It was the charming fat man with the propeller who was called the naughty. Consider the meaning of the adjective, its synonyms and examples

Direct speech is a way of conveying someone else's statement, accompanied by the author's words. In relation to the words of the author, direct speech is an independent sentence, which is intonationally and in meaning connected with the author's context, and forms one whole with it

Often people start to forget the spelling of many words. This is especially true in situations where fused and separate spellings can be used in different contexts

Many people know what debt is. The sticky unpleasant feeling that hides inside and constantly reminds of money bondage is hated by all people without exception. But the meaning of the word is not limited to the financial component. A synonym for the word "duty" is a duty, a duty. The concept described in the article can also be interpreted in a similar way

What does the idiom "to bite the bullet" mean and what is its origin? Is there a similar expression in other languages? In what cases is it used?

Most of us, when we hear the phrase "Colombian tie", the first thing we think of is fashion and style, or maybe alcohol. But not about murder and violence. Why is the Colombian tie considered one of the most brutal types of murder, and what does alcohol and liquor have to do with it?

Going to China but don't want to be seen as a foreigner from a mile away? Would you like to stroll through souvenir shops and get a discount by pretending to be local? Then try to abandon the familiar "ni hao" and use the following words of greeting

There are various ways to convey someone else's speech. The main ones are direct and indirect speech. There is also a way that includes both of these concepts - this is improperly direct speech. A conversation between two or more people is called a dialogue. And this is also a transfer of someone else's speech

What do you need to know to successfully communicate in your native language as well as in any foreign language? Learn the most used verbs. "Shine" is one of these "necessary" verbs

English accents are a cultural component throughout the UK. Each native speaker of a dialect takes pride in their language features. How many accents are there in English?

Phraseologism "the soul has gone to the heels" is quite often used in colloquial speech. We will talk about its origin, select synonyms and examples from the literature

What phraseological units should replace the phrase "very quickly"?". What is the advantage of using set expressions? In this article we will offer a list of synonymous and antonymous phraseological units and support them with examples from the literature

Phraseologism "beaten hour" is often found in literature, less often - in modern colloquial speech. Do you want to know its meaning? Then this article is for you. We will tell its history, compile a list of synonyms and show its use in fiction and journalistic literature

"Get out of the water" - what does this expression mean? What can replace it in speech? Why are idioms needed at all?

What does the idiom "daily bread" mean? What is its origin? Why is the expression gradually disappearing from modern speech? We will answer all these questions in our article

Do you know the idiom "beating the babies"? Have you heard the legend on which this set expression is based? In this article we will tell you not only about the meaning of the idiom "beating babies", but also about its origin

In this article you will learn the meaning of the phraseological unit "break wood". We will tell you about where this expression came from. And also we will tell you what other phraseological units it can be replaced with

What does the idiom "do not lose face" mean? Where did this expression come from? In this article, you will get acquainted with this expression, its history, its synonyms and antonyms

Imparfait is one of the tenses in French. What is this time? How is it used and in what cases? You will find answers to these questions in this article

What does the phrase "urevoir" mean? How is this expression translated from French? Why are French expressions so popular in general? You will find answers in this article

You probably know the idiom "a teaspoon an hour". Did you know that it has multiple meanings? In this article, you will get acquainted not only with the interpretation of phraseology, but also get information about its origin, synonyms and antonyms

In the article you can learn about the origin of the term in Russian and some European languages. In addition, the main functions that the main city of the state performs are determined

Squires or esquires today are called a whole class of representatives of various professions in English-speaking countries. However, the word is rooted in the depths of centuries and has a long history. The article pays attention to the history of the title and its place in modern times

The article is devoted to sports associations with the name "Lokomotiv". The etymology of the word and the analysis of football, hockey and basketball "Locomotives" of different countries and eras fall under consideration: the countries of the former USSR and the countries of the former police department

There are sayings ("does not knit a bast", "does not sew with a bast", "girded with a bast", "not every bast is in a line", "they do not sew a bast on a brocade"), in which the concept of "bast" appears. What it is? Let's turn to dictionaries for help

Solidarity - what is it? Unanimous, accepting someone else's opinions or actions and actively sympathizing with them

What is the Crimean Tatar language? What grammatical features does it have? Is the Tatar language related to it? We will look for answers to these questions

Malay is the main language of the Austronesian language family, spoken in Indonesia and Malaysia, as well as some of the population of Singapore and other border countries. A total of 290 million people speak this language

People have a lot of trouble. How to determine such a state? For example, a person runs back and forth, back and forth, and so on all day. You can simply say about him: "It spins like a squirrel in a wheel." Today we will analyze whether it is good to be such a “squirrel”

Let's talk about what is sometimes missing. Sometimes marriages, families, friendships fall apart just because they don't exist. Who is she? This is support. Revealing the meaning of the concept, we will select synonyms for it. This phenomenon is sometimes underestimated, sometimes overestimated, but we will try to give it its due

In the countries of the East, much attention is paid to the culture of behavior and observance of traditions. For example, the first thing children are taught in Japan is Aisatsu, the tradition of greetings. If you do not want to inadvertently offend a Japanese when communicating, then you also need to know the norms of behavior in his country. The study of Aisatsu must begin with mastering the rules and words of greeting in Japanese, which are described in this article

The article deals with introductory and plug-in constructions of the Russian language. A brief description of the structures is given and examples of their use are given