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In Lesson 19 (of 30) we *finally* get an extremely cursory introduction to perfective and imperfective verbs, as opposed to the far more confusing verbs of motion, which were introduced back in Lesson 11...
— May 23, 2026 04:33PM
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Igenlode Wordsmith
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You can't help but admire a textbook that contains sample sentences like "He was killed by a tiger" or "My uncle is in hospital and my aunt is in prison. Unfortunately it is not possible to visit my aunt" - so much more entertaining than that dull Spanish course book about the type of souvenirs to be bought in South America!
— Apr 20, 2026 04:22PM
Igenlode Wordsmith
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I have zero recollection of this negative-genitive business, but there is a logic to it: one has a thing, but none OF a thing :-)
(And likewise много, which I do know and which they haven't mentioned yet...)
— Apr 19, 2026 08:27AM
(And likewise много, which I do know and which they haven't mentioned yet...)
Igenlode Wordsmith
is on page 104 of 384
Pairs of prepositions: виз, нас, and кот :D
— Apr 15, 2026 07:17AM
Igenlode Wordsmith
is on page 72 of 384
Oops! I found an obvious typo in the exercise: приятно ездить нам отоцикле... (на мотоцикле)
— Mar 09, 2026 05:26PM
Igenlode Wordsmith
is on page 69 of 384
Irregular verbs of motion *groan*
I never did get the hang of these the first time round...
— Mar 07, 2026 10:25AM
I never did get the hang of these the first time round...
Igenlode Wordsmith
is on page 58 of 384
A nice easy chapter, as we'd already covered the prepositional case in the very first chapter of the other book!
— Feb 15, 2026 04:59PM
