conjunctions “и”, “а”, “но”, “тоже” · 2012-09-12 · 1 conjunctions...
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Conjunctions “и”, “а”, “но”, “тоже”
Conjunctions in the Russian language are used to connect words in a sentence. The conjunction и connects the components of a sentence.
The conjunction но contrasts actions, objects and their characteristics.
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Part 2.
Conjunction “и”
Conjunction “но”
Я читаю книгу и думаю.
Он хорошо говорит по-английски и по русски.
Это мама и папа.
Он плохо читает, но хорошо говорит по немецки.
Это маленький, но интересный город.
Я плохо говорю по русски, но хорошо понимаю.
I am reading a book and thinking
He speaks English and Russian well.
It’s mom and dad.
He reads German poorly, but he can speak it well.
This is a small, but interesting town.
I speak Russian badly, but I understand it well.
The conjunction а is used to give a more accurate description of an object or action, rather than to contrast them.
Part 3. Conjunction “a”
Москва — не маленький, а большой город.
Меня зовут не Мария, а Марина.
Я не из Америки, а из Австралии.
Moscow is not a small, but a big city.
My name is not Maria, but Marina.
I’m not from America, but Australia.