General Rules Flashcards

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Commands or нельзя, можно
Perfective + one of the above = cannot be done (impossible)
Imperfective + one of the above = can be done but shouldn’t (forbidden)

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Говоря́т, к бо́ли нельзя́ привы́кнуть.
Зде́сь мо́жно перейти́ у́лицу.
Зде́сь нельзя́ переходи́ть у́лицу.
Здесь нельзя́ перейти́ у́лицу.
Ему нельзя́ помога́ть. (= one shouldn’t)
One shouldn’t help him. (it’s better not to)
Ему нельзя́ помо́чь (= невозмо́жно)
You can’t help him. (it’s just not possible)

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2
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Possibility constructions with получиться

(У меня) сего́дня не полу́чится пойти́ в кино́. (= сего́дня я не смогу́)
It won’t work out for me/won’t be possible for me to go to the movies today.

У тебя полу́чится зайти́ в апте́ку по доро́ге домо́й? (= ты смо́жешь?)
Would you be able to drop by the pharmacy on the way home? (=can you?)

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3
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Убить время

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Kill time

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4
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ни свет не заря

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Really early

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5
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На ночь глядя

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The night is already here, we are looking at it. it’s late

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6
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После дождичка в четверг

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Never

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7
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не за горами, на носу

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Close

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8
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в мгновение ока

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In the blink of an eye

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9
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У____ семь пятниц на неделе

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They change their mind all the time

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10
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времени в обрез

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Time is running out

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11
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Время покажет

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Time will tell

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12
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ещё детское время

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We are still young, the night is young

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13
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ещё не вечер

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It’s not over yet

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14
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битый час

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It’s taking forever

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15
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время лечит

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Time heals

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16
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Всему своё время

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In its own time