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Complex words in the Russian language, how they are formed and written
Imagine a potful of stew on the table. Its name sounds almost like an instruction: «It cooks itself»; and according to the most famous version of the story, that’s exactly what the word means…
The root of the word and cognate words: how to find and not confuse them
Vladimir Dal has been recording Russian words for decades: on the road and in conversations with all sorts of people. In the first edition of his «Compendium of…
What is a prefix in the Russian language and how to distinguish it
In the old St. Petersburg palace, you can read the grammar right on the walls. Above one door is written «Entrance,» and above the other «Exit.» On the gates…
The end and the foundation of words: how to explain it to a child
«I went for a walk with Sasha.» A child who lives next to an English-speaking person might leave such a note on the fridge. What in...
Phonetic analysis of the word in steps with examples for schoolchildren
The phonetic analysis of the word begins with a small focus that should be shown to the child even before any rules are introduced. In the word «sun», there are six letters,…
An analysis of the word based on its composition with diagrams and examples for schoolchildren
In American schools that follow the Common Core standards, children are already taught in the third grade to notice the details that make up a…
Unarticulated vowels in the root of words and how to stop making mistakes with them
The Kupchinsky yard explained the voiceless vowels in the root of the word better than any textbook, although no one spoke those words there. Evening. Nine-story buildings…
Parts of speech in the Russian language and how to explain them to a child simply
One day, linguist Lev Shcherba, a future academician, suggested a strange phrase to his students. In the most famous version, it goes like this: «Glocaya kusdra shteko...
Vocabulary words for elementary school and how to memorize them without rote learning
The word «cow» is written three times in the notebook. The first time it is «karova». The second time it is «kova», but the first «o» is so densely outlined that it is hidden under the…
Soft and hard consonants: why the letter «z» is written in the word "tooth" and it is not heard
A little more than a hundred years ago, the word «tooth» was written with a solid sign at the end, «zub». The reader of that time did not recognize this sign…
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