What does the word "alley" mean? What is its lexical meaning? In what situations should this noun be used? The article reveals the interpretation of the word "alley". The origin of this word is also indicated. Examples of sentences are given
Languages 2024, November
Seminars, lectures, workshops, laboratory and even a whole waterfall of unfamiliar words falls on freshmen in the first days of study at the university. To help them, let's take a closer look at what a workshop and a seminar are
How to pronounce correctly - beets or beets? Where to put the stress in the word "beetroot"? This article will answer these questions
In any developed language, including Russian, there are both simple words consisting of one root, and such lexemes that combine two or more roots. Many of these words denote terms and scientific concepts and contain a borrowed component in their composition. Compound words with the root -met- denote objects that can produce the action of throwing, throwing
The Russian language has more than a thousand years of history. Some of the expressions that we use without thinking in everyday life, upon initial consideration, may seem illogical or even strange. It is difficult for a foreigner studying Russian to explain why a fly sits on the wall and a vase is on the table. It is also not easy to remember how to speak correctly: put on a coat or put on, smell or feel
The events that took place in Ukraine several years ago aroused interest not only in the political situation in this country, but also in the realities of local life, traditions and geographical names. In particular, many began to be interested in what Maidan is. The history of this lexeme, its meanings and etymology are discussed in this article
Do you know someone who is very concerned about the political, economic or religious situation in the country? Worried enough that he can't resist the temptation to tell you about his anxiety? A person who watches the next news release with burning eyes, so that later for a week he can tell all his friends about what he saw? If you know such a person, then know that you have an alarmist in front of you. The meaning of the word, its origin and history are discussed in this article
Modern development of educational programs provide for the use of interactive methods in the learning process. What is interactive learning, what methods are most applicable in learning foreign languages? Let's try to figure it out
"Verb… How much in this sound…" - let's rephrase a catchphrase of the great Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin. Perhaps no other morphological category in our language has so many rules and exceptions to them
The article is devoted to complex sentences with different types of connection - those that combine coordinating, subordinating and non-union connection. How not to make a mistake in parsing such a sentence and correctly punctuate it? Read below
Such a seemingly simple rule as the continuous spelling of prefixes, it turns out, has many nuances and interesting points! We will consider them in this article
The Russian language would not be great and powerful if it did not have a complex grammar. And to learn all the rules is not at all easy not only for foreign students, but also for native speakers. Even in the primary grades, when teaching spelling, schoolchildren face serious problems, one of which is dubious consonants. Examples of words with them cause a lot of difficulties and underlining with a red pen in notebooks. How to dispel doubts? Let's try to find the answer in this article
In connection with what a comma can be put and not put in the same, at first glance, cases? Russian punctuation does not give an unambiguous answer to this question, rightfully considered one of the most difficult in the world
The Russian language is very expressive due to the large number of prepositions. Of course it is. But even these service parts of speech often raise many questions, which become more difficult the more you think about them. Let's think: do we need a comma before "thanks" in the first sentence? Or maybe it is worth highlighting this word with commas on both sides? It would look quite natural. The task is not as easy as it seems
“Suddenly a friend felt sad, soon he will meet the enemy again…” But why did the reader of these lines feel sad too? Empathy for the lyrical hero? Undoubtedly. But there is also something invisible at first glance
Someone is lucky with relatives, and someone is not so lucky. Those who are lucky will understand the folk aphorism "hunger is not an aunt." People who are not familiar with good relations with relatives do not realize the full depth of the proverb we are considering. In any case, for those and for others, we will conduct a small study. In it, we will reveal the meaning and significance of the connection between good relatives and hunger
What is walking? The article deals with the lexical meaning of the word and the history of its origin. The second issue raised is the meaning of the word "walking" as a literary term
Someone thinks about Chernyshevsky, and someone thinks about popular Russian music of the 90s of the XX century. But those and others are united by their interest in the object of our study. Parsing today the noun "rendezvous", it will be exciting
Everyone has heard the expression "nipple system" at least once, but not everyone knows about its meaning. It turns out that the meaning of the catchphrase can be different
Active and passive voices are present in any language, therefore, to facilitate the study of this topic, we recommend using the analogy of the Russian language
Ever since school, everyone knows that the predicate and the subject are the main members of the sentence. However, not everyone fully understands what this mysterious definition means. Let's try to fill in the gaps in our knowledge and understand in detail what a predicate and a subject are. What parts of speech can they be expressed in? And in what cases are they separated in writing by such a punctuation mark as a dash?
The article gives the main characteristics of different types of one-part sentences. Examples of their use in speech are given
Every year millions of people take trips to America. They all have completely different goals: someone flies there for new emotions, someone for business trips, someone to earn extra money, someone for the sake of getting to know the culture of the people, sights, and someone goes to the USA for the sake of language knowledge . Many colleges and universities today organize language schools and English language courses, thanks to which every foreigner has the opportunity to continue their studies in the United States
In every language there are a number of unpleasant words that some people call others. Evil, greedy, mischievous … But do we always know exactly what these curses mean. Take, for example, the noun "bad"
If you are a theater lover or a student, then you probably know what a "gallery" is. And if you do not belong to any of these groups, then you may not be familiar with this word. But this article can easily explain to you what a "gallery" is. However, even if you know what it means, this article will still open something new for you
If you occupy a favorable position in society or you have a good job, then you may well have heard how your envious or ill-wishers called your position a sinecure. But what does "sinecure" mean? In the modern world, this word is practically not used, however, it is a shame not to know it. From this article you can not only find out the meaning of this word, but also its etymology
If you are a frequent visitor to Internet forums, then you have probably encountered battles more than once in the comments on some widely discussed topic. But have you ever come across the word "holivar", which is usually used to describe such disputes? If so, were you interested in its meaning? The word "holivar", the designation of which you probably searched for but could not find, will be discussed in this article. You will receive the information you need in a short form. So what is the meaning of the word &am
Have you met the appeal "My sweetheart" while reading children's fairy tales? However, if you are not a keen Russianist, then the meaning of the word "zaznoba" is most likely unknown to you. This article will tell you about who she is, this sweetheart
Russian vocabulary can be conditionally divided into two layers: borrowed words and native Russian words. The second group includes the word "swordsman", which has several meanings. But still, who is this? You can learn about the meanings of the word "swordsman" in this article
Often in everyday life, if you give someone advice, you can hear the appeal to yourself - "advisor". But who is this? How do you know what the person meant? This article will help you understand what it means
Our speech is incredibly diverse, but if you parse it, you can notice some patterns. These patterns are reminiscent of relationships between people. Some words depend on others, some are "equal partners". So who depends on whom? And what are sentence members anyway? Why are there main members of sentences and secondary members of sentences? How are they different from parts of speech?
Have you ever met the term "interfix", raise your eyebrows in surprise and strain your brain, trying to remember if you met this word at school in Russian language lessons? This article will answer many of your questions related to this amazing part of the word. In modern linguistics, the question of attributing interfixes to morphemes is considered very ambiguous
The morphological features of the participle can be divided into those that it borrowed from the verb and adjective. Which ones are considered permanent and which ones are not? Learn from the article
The infinitive of a verb in Russian is one of the most used forms. What is it and what features does it have? The answers to these and other questions are in the article
The article talks about what sound recording is. Introduces the reader to her techniques. Gives examples from the poetic works of famous Russian authors
The word "complex" is very common in colloquial speech. But, unfortunately, not everyone is aware of its significance. Find out what a complex is
It is not uncommon to hear that today's youth are entirely materialistic people. This word came into Russian from French, where mercantile means "mercenary, mercantile". Is the accusation so fair and is this phenomenon dangerous? Let's try to analyze
Lusatian is not a popular language, it is spoken by less than 100 thousand people. But it is an adverb with a very interesting history. A small people, the Lusatians, living in Germany, managed to preserve the original and unique Slavic dialect, the features of which are in many ways unique
Everyone must have heard the stable expression "like an idol". But have you ever wondered what this word means. After all, it is used in everyday speech quite rarely. What can you say about this word just by reading it? An idol is a masculine noun and, accordingly, the second declension. Let's try to figure out what it means, and try to pick up a couple of synonyms
How to use the adverb "for a long time" or "for a long time"? Merged or separate? In order to decide on the spelling of this word, whether it is fused or separate, you need to find out what part of speech it is