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43 votes

9 answers

12k views

Why do Russians almost not use verbs of possession akin to "have"?

asked May 20, 2019 at 22:11

34 votes

3 answers

4k views

What's the meaning of "у нас" in phrases like "он у нас умный"?

asked May 23, 2020 at 8:15

31 votes

4 answers

15k views

If a Russian girl calls herself a thawing pike (тающая щука), what could it mean?

asked Oct 11, 2020 at 4:04

29 votes

4 answers

9k views

Why do Russians call some women a dynamo (динамо)?

asked Feb 20, 2020 at 13:50

29 votes

8 answers

5k views

How can I finally understand the confusing modal verb "мочь"?

asked May 5, 2019 at 4:16

28 votes

9 answers

19k views

Why do Russians call their women expensive ("дорогая")?

asked May 26, 2019 at 19:02

26 votes

4 answers

2k views

How can I understand this puzzling dialogue with "ну я имею в виду вообще"?

asked Jun 26, 2020 at 11:52

25 votes

6 answers

2k views

What is the meaning of: "- Отнеси кота на веранду. - Да уж лежит там."

asked Aug 21, 2019 at 10:10

24 votes

5 answers

4k views

How come the Russian cognate for the Czech word "čerstvý" (fresh) means entirely the opposite thing (stale)?

asked Sep 27, 2019 at 17:37

24 votes

9 answers

6k views

Russian word for a male zebra

asked Jun 5, 2019 at 17:18

23 votes

6 answers

9k views

Why do Russians call a joke a stake (прикол)?

asked Feb 10, 2020 at 7:43

22 votes

4 answers

6k views

Is there a Russian equivalent of "red flag"?

asked Aug 11, 2020 at 18:55

17 votes

7 answers

3k views

"Член клуба" - how to use "член" in feminine here?

asked May 5, 2020 at 11:03

15 votes

4 answers

765 views

"Я считаю Пушкина более талантливым поэтом, чем Блок" or "чем Блокa"?

asked Nov 21, 2019 at 14:10

15 votes

3 answers

2k views

"Отведать тунца" - what does this idiom mean?

asked Jun 7, 2019 at 17:02

14 votes

12 answers

4k views

What is the meaning of "понаехать"?

asked Jun 17, 2019 at 11:48

14 votes

6 answers

5k views

Why is the Turkish president's surname spelt in Russian as Эрдоган, with г?

asked Jun 20, 2019 at 22:54

14 votes

5 answers

1k views

How can I say "start both hourglasses" in Russian?

asked Jul 3, 2020 at 16:33

13 votes

8 answers

6k views

Why do Russians sometimes spell "жирный" (fatty) as "жырный"?

asked Sep 24, 2019 at 9:29

13 votes

7 answers

5k views

Russian equivalents of 能骗就骗 (if you can cheat, then cheat)

asked Jun 28, 2019 at 9:18

12 votes

7 answers

2k views

Can you use "едать" and "игрывать" in the present and future tenses?

asked May 3, 2019 at 9:29

12 votes

4 answers

625 views

Moving the subject of the sentence into a dangling participle

asked Apr 30, 2019 at 18:09

12 votes

7 answers

1k views

How should I translate "the fighting boar" in Grenfell's poem into Russian?

asked Feb 29, 2020 at 14:26

11 votes

9 answers

3k views

How to elegantly say in Russian, "He was never to get what he wanted or, at least, what he said he wanted."

asked Jul 9, 2020 at 18:16

11 votes

10 answers

2k views

What does the idiom "что уж там" mean?

asked Oct 23, 2019 at 17:27

11 votes

5 answers

3k views

What people are called boars ("кабан") and why?

asked May 29, 2019 at 17:38

10 votes

5 answers

1k views

Why did the frequency of the word "черт" (devil) in books increase by a few times since the October Revolution?

asked Jul 5, 2019 at 1:23

9 votes

2 answers

815 views

What should I do with non-Russian proper names that sound like Russian swear words?

asked Jun 10, 2019 at 17:29

9 votes

3 answers

1k views

What is the precise meaning of "подсел на мак"?

asked Jun 14, 2019 at 13:10

9 votes

7 answers

1k views

What are the meaning and etymology of "выпендриваться"?

asked Oct 29, 2019 at 15:07

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126 Questions

Why do Russians almost not use verbs of possession akin to "have"?

What's the meaning of "у нас" in phrases like "он у нас умный"?

If a Russian girl calls herself a thawing pike (тающая щука), what could it mean?

Why do Russians call some women a dynamo (динамо)?

How can I finally understand the confusing modal verb "мочь"?

Why do Russians call their women expensive ("дорогая")?

How can I understand this puzzling dialogue with "ну я имею в виду вообще"?

What is the meaning of: "- Отнеси кота на веранду. - Да уж лежит там."

How come the Russian cognate for the Czech word "čerstvý" (fresh) means entirely the opposite thing (stale)?

Russian word for a male zebra

Why do Russians call a joke a stake (прикол)?

Is there a Russian equivalent of "red flag"?

"Член клуба" - how to use "член" in feminine here?

"Я считаю Пушкина более талантливым поэтом, чем Блок" or "чем Блокa"?

"Отведать тунца" - what does this idiom mean?

What is the meaning of "понаехать"?

Why is the Turkish president's surname spelt in Russian as Эрдоган, with г?

How can I say "start both hourglasses" in Russian?

Why do Russians sometimes spell "жирный" (fatty) as "жырный"?

Russian equivalents of 能骗就骗 (if you can cheat, then cheat)

Can you use "едать" and "игрывать" in the present and future tenses?

Moving the subject of the sentence into a dangling participle

How should I translate "the fighting boar" in Grenfell's poem into Russian?

How to elegantly say in Russian, "He was never to get what he wanted or, at least, what he said he wanted."

What does the idiom "что уж там" mean?

What people are called boars ("кабан") and why?

Why did the frequency of the word "черт" (devil) in books increase by a few times since the October Revolution?

What should I do with non-Russian proper names that sound like Russian swear words?

What is the precise meaning of "подсел на мак"?

What are the meaning and etymology of "выпендриваться"?