Lt. Worf, son of Mogh@lemmy.ca to Memes@lemmy.ml · edit-22 years agoKeep it simplelemmy.caimagemessage-square29fedilinkarrow-up1665arrow-down123
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minus-squareo0joshua0o@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up22·2 years agoRussian doesn’t have articles at all, but it sure isn’t simple.
minus-squaremargaritox@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoBut it’s also simpler in many ways. For example, it doesn’t use the verb “to be”. So, for example, instead of saying “I’m a boy”, you would say “I boy”.
minus-squareo0joshua0o@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoYes, that one aspect of the language is simpler, but the six grammatical cases, three genders, two aspects, and unpredictable stress make up for it.
Russian doesn’t have articles at all, but it sure isn’t simple.
But it’s also simpler in many ways. For example, it doesn’t use the verb “to be”. So, for example, instead of saying “I’m a boy”, you would say “I boy”.
Yes, that one aspect of the language is simpler, but the six grammatical cases, three genders, two aspects, and unpredictable stress make up for it.