A Linguistics Workbook, 4th Edition

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4.23 Special Topic 3: Reflexive (Russian)

Study the Russian sentences in lists I and I1 and answer the questions that follow.

For the purposes of the exercise, ignore the prefix on the verb in sentence 6.

The prepositions used in this exercise are ot "from," k "for," pod "under," and

V "in."

List I List I1

1. Ya ukryl detei ot solntsa.
   "I hid the children from the sun."


2. On gotovil detei k ekzamenu.
   "He prepared the children for the
   exam."


3. On videl detei pod stolom.
   "He saw the children under the table."


4. On kupal detei.
   "He bathed the children."


5. On odeval detei.
   "He dressed the children."


6. On rezal xleb.
   "He cut the bread."


7. On prichesal detei.
   "He combed the children."


8. On xotel ubit' zayatsa.
   "He wanted to kill a rabbit."

Ya ukrylsya ot solntsa.

"I hid myself from the sun."

On gotovilsya k ekzamenu.

"He prepared himself for the

exam."

On videlsya v zerkalo.

"He saw himself in the mirror."

On kupalsya.

"He bathed himself. "

On odevalsya.

"He dressed himself."

On porezalsya.

"He cut himself."

On prichesalsya.

"He combed himself (his hair)."

On xotel ubitsya.

"He wanted to kill himself."

Questions

A. Write the Russian words corresponding to the English glosses.

Russian form English gloss

1. "table"


2. "I"


3. "he"