The German language has always been famous for being compact and frighteningly clear. Also, no one, even now, will dare to argue with the fact that the language of Germany is very beautiful in its structure. Meanwhile, the Germans are a rather strict people. However, one cannot assume that there are no tender German words. This is obviously unfair, because even with the help of harsh syllables and phrases, you can convey sincere love
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The concept of "irregular verbs" is firmly entrenched in linguistics and in the minds of ordinary people who study languages such as English, German and others. But what does it mean anyway? Simply put, these are those verbs that in the forms of the past, present and future tenses do not change in accordance with any general rules
It's no secret that Chinese is one of the most difficult languages in existence today. Especially for a Russian person, the variety of hieroglyphs that the inhabitants of the Celestial Empire use daily when writing seems wild. As you know, Western languages are more or less similar to each other: they have similar alphabets and millions of borrowings. With Chinese it is different
Pakistan is a multinational state. In addition, the peoples living here strive for religious, tribal and territorial isolation, which gives rise to a huge number of dialects, many of which can be considered independent languages. And yet, seven main ones can be distinguished by answering the question of which language is the main one in Pakistan
It is not so difficult to interpret the phrase "to drag out a miserable existence", how then to understand: what, in fact, is meant by this common formulation? Where is the criterion that would help separate a successful person from a loser and vice versa. And if success is so sweet, and loss is so bitter, then why are both accompanied by deviant behavior?
It's nice when you get a chance to destroy this or that myth. There is a popular belief that a bosom friend is the one with whom you can have a good drink and talk about life. Is it so? Find out today
Everyone who studies a foreign language should know the peculiarities of using parts of speech in English. Adjectives, for example, do not change for cases, numbers, and genders. And in sentences, English adjectives are used in a certain order
Past Participle is the English past participle. Otherwise it is called Participle II. In Russian, the Past Participle corresponds to the passive participle in the past tense. For example: thought out, viewed, stolen. Past Participle is not a personal form of the verb and includes both its signs and signs of the adverb and adjective
There are enough mysterious phraseological phrases in the Russian language, the meaning of which is hard to guess. The speech construction “hair on end” definitely belongs to their number. Fortunately, the origin of this expression helps to understand the meaning that lies in it. So, where did this turnover come from, in what situations is it appropriate to use it, what does it mean?
The morphemic composition of the word during the development of the language did not always remain unchanged. The historical transformations that have taken place in the language have been strongly reflected in the foundations. The morpheme composition changed as a result of the action of certain processes, which we will discuss in this article
Complex abbreviated words are a kind of abbreviations that are formed by the initial elements of each name. Simply put, if you add the first few letters of each word in the phrase “local committee”, you get “local committee”. This is one of the ways to shorten long names, which was widely used in the USSR and remains popular to this day
Social networks are filled with the word "eshkere". What does this slang word mean? What is the history of its origin? In what cases is it appropriate to use it? Why has it become popular? Find out the answers to these and more questions in the article below. So, what is eshkere?
Are you wondering what "sovereign" means? Where did this adjective come from? In what situations is it appropriate to use it? In this article, let's take a closer look at the history of the origin of this word, select synonyms for it and find out its meaning
The Russian language is surprisingly rich, so sometimes not every native speaker who seems to know Russian well can define a single word or explain what it means. Dissect is one of those terms. Where did this word come from in Russian? For what purposes is it used? What are its features? Find out more further
Today we will talk about what soulfulness is. This word is loved by both ordinary people and advertisers. It means that some emotional experiences are connected with it among the people. But let's talk not only about this, but also about a related concept - spirituality. What is meant by it today and what is meant by it in general
Cutting snowflakes from book sheets or modeling hedgehogs from plasticine cannot be attributed to the creative activity of a person. Who can be a creator and what does he do? Let's get acquainted with this concept and famous examples from history
By classifying something or forming our opinion about an object or phenomenon, we can define it as a product of high rank. The same can be said about a person. This implies that there is some kind of classification system or hierarchy according to which the analysis takes place. “What is “rank”, what are the features of the meaning and use of the word in modern Russian?
This question may seem strange to some, but still. Have you ever wondered what a list is? Now lists are very popular, the information space is full of them. If we are suddenly interested in something, then give us a list of the best of this something. Therefore, the need to understand the subject is downright urgent
The Russian language is a very difficult subject not only for foreigners, but also for the natives of our country. One of the most difficult topics is complex sentences. To understand their meaning, it is necessary to understand the essence of the compilation of subordinate parts
It's hard to imagine how D'Artagnan and the Three Musketeers rush through Paris and beyond without hats with huge feathers. For generations, the plume has adorned shacos and helmets worn by American bands and drum corps. Fashionistas and women of fashion decorated all sorts of hats and other headdresses with huge feathers. So what is a plume and what is its history?
Located in the southwestern part of Sri Lanka and India, in the Indian Ocean, the Republic of Maldives uses Dhivehi or Maldivian as its official language. There are several other dialects in the country, including Mulaku, Khuvadhu, Maliku, and Addu, however, Dhivehi remains dominant. In ancient times, Dhivehi was in the form of Elu, but became Maldivian after the influence of English, German and Arabic. Because of the transformation, the language contains some English words
Turkmen (Türkmençe, türkmen dili; تۆرکمن دﻴﻠی, تۆرکمنچه [tʏɾkmɛntʃɛ, tʏɾkmɛn dɪlɪ]) is the official language of Turkmenistan and the Turkmen peoples of Central Asia. It is a Turkic language spoken by 3.5 million people in Turkmenistan, or 72% of the population, as well as about 719,000 people in northeastern Iran and 1.5 million in northwestern Afghanistan. Not all "Turkmen" in northeastern Iran are native speakers, many of them speak Turkic Khorasani
Amharic, also called Amarinya or Kuchumba, is one of the two main languages of Ethiopia (along with Oromo). It is spoken predominantly in the central highlands of the country. Amharic is an Afro-Asiatic language of the Southwest Semitic group and is related to Geʿez (the liturgical language of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church)
Morphological analysis, upon successful completion of which you can accurately determine all the grammatical features of a word or text, helps to more deeply analyze a part of speech or analyze the proposed text
The article discusses the types of language borrowings, in particular, such varieties as lexical simple borrowings and tracing paper
Dish - what is it? The interpretation of this word sometimes raises the question of whether it refers only to food served on the table, or can it also be called dishes? And also many people think that this word came into the Russian language from a foreign one or two centuries ago. Is it so? Details about the fact that this is a dish, as well as about the origin, synonyms and rhyme for this word will be described in the article
When we try a dish, we first of all evaluate its taste. If food makes you feel good, how can you not exclaim: “Very tasty!” Otherwise, no words are needed, the people around will understand by our dissatisfied grimace that the dish failed - it was overs alted, undercooked or burnt. But what is meant when they say that this or that person has good taste? Perhaps this expression came into Russian speech from the lexicon of cannibals?
"Poker Face" - a face that does not express emotions. An integral companion of bluffing, it helps to exit the game as a winner. The same term can be used to describe the face of a person who uses facial tricks to mislead opponents
Each of the people at least once in his life was this ward. Here the baby is born - they immediately begin to take care of him. The list of responsibilities of parents has everything necessary for the life and proper development of the child. Especially if he has he alth problems
Sports training is a whole complex of methods, skills, means, conditions, knowledge, experience, aimed at systematic strengthening of the human body. It also has an important influence on the development and strengthening of the athlete's fortitude. We can safely say that sport is a culture of comprehensive education of the individual
At first glance, everything is very simple: monogamous is a person who is devoted to one love throughout his life. And it would seem that it is wonderful. To marry such a person is a dream. But for some reason, many neglect this happiness
Stability for a person is the most comfortable condition under which one can build far-reaching plans. In the language, the indicator of such regularity is “certainly”. The short word strictly indicates the positions of citizens, who actually give an oath promise to fulfill their obligations. And no personal circumstances or natural disasters will affect the decision
With the advent of writing in the Celestial Empire, the hieroglyphic system of writing the text was firmly established, because the Chinese alphabet, as such, does not exist. Usually, the pinyin method, created in the last century for transcribing characters into Latin, falls under this concept
How did hieroglyphs appear in Japan? Why do hieroglyphs need “on” and “kun” readings? How many characters do you need to know? Why won't the Japanese give up hieroglyphs? This article will tell you all about it
The meaning of the term "universality". Examples of the use of the adjective "universal" are listed, the most famous universal historical figures are named, and the qualities of universal workers are highlighted
On the YouTube platform, a certain environment of bloggers has long been formed - personalities who are of interest to a multi-million audience. The existence of such a "blogger party" led to the creation of a public page in 2014, or, more simply, a public page on the VKontakte social network, which was called "VPSH"
Language is the most essential tool in our lives. There are about 6,000 languages in the world today. According to UNESCO, in the near future, approximately half of them may lose their last carriers, and therefore disappear completely. It is important to note that languages are disappearing not only in the modern world, because even in ancient times it happened that they did not leave a trace
The verb is considered to be the most important part of speech in any language. In Spanish, as in Russian, all verbs are conjugated according to persons. Also, do not forget about tenses and inclinations. All of this makes learning Spanish for beginners somewhat difficult. In this article, we will give examples of the conjugation ser in Spanish, focusing on the indicative mood
Natural languages are a complex social phenomenon. In the era of globalization, the study of foreign languages is one of the priority tasks, starting from the school bench. In each of them you can find many funny phrases and expressions. One of the funny words for a Russian person is "egg" in Spanish. This article is devoted to this topic
Spanish is the second most spoken language in the world after English and the second most spoken language after Chinese. Therefore, its study is relevant at the present time. There are many textbooks of this language, both for classes with a teacher and for independent work. In the article we will give a brief overview of Dyshleva's textbook "Spanish for Beginners"