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- <title xmlns:ng="http://docbook.org/docbook-ng">Chapter 3. The determinate</title><meta xmlns:ng="http://docbook.org/docbook-ng" name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.79.2"><link rel="home" href="index.html" title="Russian verbs of motion:"><link rel="up" href="index.html" title="Russian verbs of motion:"><link rel="prev" href="ch02.html" title="Chapter 2. Verbs of motion"><link rel="next" href="ch04.html" title="Chapter 4. The indeterminate verbs of motion"></head><body bgcolor="white" text="black" link="#0000FF" vlink="#840084" alink="#0000FF"><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">Chapter 3. The determinate</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="ch02.html">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center"> </th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="ch04.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr></div><div class="chapter"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h1 class="title"><a name="d5e897"></a>Chapter 3. The determinate</h1></div></div></div><p><span class="bold"><strong>Answer</strong></span>: indeterminate and determinate (either
- order)</p><p>First let's take up the determinate imperfective. The most common determinate verb is
- <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">идти</em></span> "to go on foot". As you can see on the
- card, <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">идти</em></span>, along with all imperfective verbs,
- has a present tense, a past tense, an imperative, and an infinitive. You can also form a
- future tense with the present tense forms of the verb <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">быть</em></span> "to be" plus the infinitive form.</p><p>One note of caution. If you are going to rely on that card, you will probably be making a
- mistake. There are about twenty prefixes that can be added to these verbs to form new verbs —
- approximately 100 verbs, and all are in common use! It wouldn't hurt to write them out for
- practice right now.</p><p>Now that you know the forms of the imperfective determinate verb <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">идти</em></span> let us see how to use it. Since a determinate verb is a
- subcategory of an imperfective verb, we shall start with our definition of an imperfective
- verb.</p><p><span class="bold"><strong>What are the three meanings of an imperfective
- verb?</strong></span></p><div class="orderedlist"><ol class="orderedlist" type="1"><li class="listitem"><p>________________________________</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>________________________________</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>________________________________</p></li></ol></div><p><a name="p16"></a><span class="bold"><strong>Answer</strong></span>:</p><div class="orderedlist"><ol class="orderedlist" type="1"><li class="listitem"><p>progressive action</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>repeated action</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>naming the action</p></li></ol></div><p>The determinate verb describes a motion in progress at a given time — a progressive
- motion. The determinate roughly correlates with the English progressive tenses.</p><div class="informaltable"><table class="informaltable" width="100%" border="1"><colgroup><col class="c1"><col class="c2"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td>I am going to the movies.</td><td>A motion in progress in the present tense.</td></tr><tr><td>He was going home.</td><td>A motion in progress in the past tense.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><p><span class="bold"><strong>NOT</strong></span>:</p><div class="informaltable"><table class="informaltable" width="100%" border="1"><colgroup><col class="c1"><col class="c2"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td>I go to school.</td><td>A repeated (habitual) action.</td></tr><tr><td>They went home every day.</td><td>A repeated (habitual) action.</td></tr><tr><td>The baby walks now.</td><td>Naming the motion (action) without reference to time.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><p>The determinate imperfective verb roughly corresponds to the English progressive forms.
- <span class="bold"><strong>Which of the following sentences in English would be translated into
- Russian using the verb <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">идти</em></span></strong></span></p><p><span class="bold"><strong>DEFINITION</strong></span>: A determinate verb describes an action in
- progress at a given (specific) moment in time.</p><p>Mary goes to church. (<a class="xref" href="ch03.html#p18">page </a>)</p><p>Bobby usually comes to work late. (<a class="xref" href="ch03.html#p19">page </a>)</p><p>Here comes Harry! (<a class="xref" href="ch03.html#p17">page </a>)</p><p><a name="p17"></a><span class="bold"><strong>Your Answer</strong></span>: Here comes
- Harry!</p><p>Correct. "Here comes Harry" is an action in progress at a specific moment in time. In
- English we do not always use the progressive form "is coming" to express a progressive
- action.</p><p>Turn to <a class="xref" href="ch03.html#p20">page </a>.</p><p><a name="p18"></a><span class="bold"><strong>Your Answer</strong></span>: Mary goes to
- church.</p><p>That's not it. "Mary goes to church" is a repeated action. Doesn't the English imply that
- she goes to church regularly (or at least occasionally)? To express the idea of an action in
- progress at a specific moment we would have to change this sentence to:</p><p>Mary is going to church (right this moment).</p><p>Return to <a class="xref" href="ch03.html#p16">page </a> and select the correct
- answer.</p><p><a name="p19"></a><span class="bold"><strong>Your Answer: </strong></span> Bobby usually
- comes to work late.</p><p>Very unlikely. The adverb "usually" implies something that takes place repeatedly. To
- express the idea of an action in progress at a specific moment in time we would have to change
- the sentence to read:</p><p>Bobby is coming to work late (today).</p><p>Return to page 16 and select the correct answer.</p><p><a name="p20"></a>Whenever determinate verbs of motion are discussed, the notion of
- a definite direction is brought up. A favorite textbook definition is: "Determinate verbs of
- motion describe an action in progress at a given time in a definite direction.</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" style="list-style-type: disc; "><li class="listitem"><p>I am going to the movies.</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>He is coming home.</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>Olga is coming into the room.</p></li></ul></div><p>Although direction is sometimes a handy way of looking at determinate verbs, it can cause
- some con-fusion. The phrases "to the movies", "home", and "into the room" really say more
- about destination than direction. The point is this: if you can see (visualize in your mind's
- eye) a motion in progress, then whoever or whatever is moving at any given moment can only be
- moving In one direction. This is self-evident. A better way to look at determinate motion is
- to visualize a simple progressive motion along a line. This line is not necessarily straight.
- Turn to the next page and consider the drawings of determinate motion.</p><p>All of the motions below can be expressed by the determinate verb of motion.</p><div class="mediaobject"><table border="0" summary="manufactured viewport for HTML img" style="cellpadding: 0; cellspacing: 0;" width="496"><tr><td><img src="../../Images/DLI-verbs-of-motion-1.png" width="496"></td></tr></table></div><div class="mediaobject"><table border="0" summary="manufactured viewport for HTML img" style="cellpadding: 0; cellspacing: 0;" width="496"><tr><td><img src="../../Images/DLI-verbs-of-motion-2.png" width="496"></td></tr></table></div><div class="mediaobject"><table border="0" summary="manufactured viewport for HTML img" style="cellpadding: 0; cellspacing: 0;" width="496"><tr><td><img src="../../Images/DLI-verbs-of-motion-3.png" width="496"></td></tr></table></div><p>All of the above motions can be expressed by the determinate verb of motion.</p><div class="informaltable"><table class="informaltable" width="100%" border="1"><colgroup><col class="c1"><col class="c2"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Ольга шла мимо дома.</em></span></td><td>Olga was walking past the house.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><p></p><p>Using the definition "motion in progress along a line at a specific moment", are you able
- to visualize in your mind's eye Olga's walking along a line (in the past)? It is a concrete
- image. A simple act of motion progressing along a line at the moment you visualize it. In this
- case, I saw in my mind's eye Olga walking in a fairly straight line on a sidewalk running past
- a house. In this sentence I don't know her destination, but I do visualize her moving in some
- direction. Here are two sentences with a determinate verb expressing a progressive motion
- along a line at a specific moment in time.</p><p><span class="bold"><strong>Which sentence has the more crooked line of
- motion?</strong></span></p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" style="list-style-type: disc; "><li class="listitem"><p><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Иван идёт туда в кино.</em></span> Ivan is going
- there to the movies.</p></li><li class="listitem"><p><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Собака идёт зигзагами к дому.</em></span> The dog
- zigzagged toward the house.</p></li></ul></div><p><span class="bold"><strong>Answer</strong></span>. Your choice . It all depends on how you visualize
- it. A determinate verb expresses the action along a line irrespective of how intricate the
- line is.</p><p>Did you notice the adverb <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">туда</em></span> "there" in the
- sentence <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Иван идёт туда в кино?</em></span> Until now you
- have always used <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">там</em></span> in Russian for the concept
- "there". Russian has two adverbs for the concept of "where", "there", and "here". These
- adverbs have specific uses in Russian, and they are not interchangeable.</p><p>The adverb <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">где</em></span> "where" (you already know this
- one)refers only to location — where someone or something is located. The adverb <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">куда</em></span> "where" is used when motion is involved. <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Куда</em></span> really means "whereto". In English we now generally use
- the adverb <span class="bold"><strong>where</strong></span>, to mean both location and motion-to. Not
- too long ago we had the same opposition in English as the Russians have. The adverb <span class="bold"><strong>whither</strong></span> was used with motion-to, and where referred only to location.
- You are familiar with words of Ruth: "Whither thou goest, I shall go ...." Notice the
- difference in the following sentences.</p><div class="informaltable"><table class="informaltable" width="100%" border="1"><colgroup><col class="c1"><col class="c2"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Где Иван?</em></span></td><td><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Куда идёт Иван?</em></span></td></tr><tr><td>Where is Ivan?</td><td>Where is Ivan going?</td></tr></tbody></table></div><p>Go to the next page.</p><p><span class="bold"><strong>Can you fill In the "blanks below?</strong></span></p><div class="informaltable"><table class="informaltable" width="100%" border="1"><colgroup><col class="c1"><col align="center" class="newCol2"><col class="c2"><col class="c3"><col align="center" class="c4"><col class="c5"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td>
- <p><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">где</em></span></p>
- </td><td align="center">=</td><td>
- <p>where</p>
- </td><td>
- <p><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">куда</em></span></p>
- </td><td align="center">
- <p>=</p>
- </td><td>
- <p>where (whither)</p>
- </td></tr><tr><td>
- <p><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">здесь</em></span></p>
- </td><td align="center">=</td><td>
- <p>here</p>
- </td><td>
- <p><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">сюда</em></span></p>
- </td><td align="center">
- <p>=</p>
- </td><td>
- <p>_____( _____)</p>
- </td></tr><tr><td>
- <p><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">там</em></span></p>
- </td><td align="center">=</td><td>
- <p>there</p>
- </td><td>
- <p><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">туда</em></span></p>
- </td><td align="center">
- <p>=</p>
- </td><td>
- <p>_____(_____ )</p>
- </td></tr></tbody></table></div><p><span class="bold"><strong>Answer</strong></span>:</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" style="list-style-type: disc; "><li class="listitem"><p><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">куда</em></span> = where (whither)</p></li><li class="listitem"><p><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">сюда</em></span> = here (hither)</p></li><li class="listitem"><p><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">туда</em></span> = there (thither)</p></li></ul></div><p>The adverbs <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">где</em></span>, <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">здесь</em></span>, and <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">там</em></span> are used for
- location; and <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">куда</em></span>, <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">сюда</em></span>, and <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">туда</em></span> are used with
- verbs expressing motion.</p><p><span class="bold"><strong>Choose the correct form</strong></span>.</p><div class="orderedlist"><ol class="orderedlist" type="1"><li class="listitem"><p><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Иван, (куда/где) ты идёшь?</em></span> Ivan, where
- are you going?</p></li><li class="listitem"><p><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Ольга, (куда/где) ты работаешь?</em></span> Olga,
- where do you work?</p></li><li class="listitem"><p><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Вы тоже шли (туда/там)?</em></span> Were you going
- there also?</p></li><li class="listitem"><p><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Он живёт (сюда/здесь).</em></span> He lives
- here.</p></li><li class="listitem"><p><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Она была (сюда/здесь) в комнате.</em></span> She was
- here in the room.</p></li></ol></div><p><span class="bold"><strong>Answer</strong></span>:</p><div class="orderedlist"><ol class="orderedlist" type="1"><li class="listitem"><p><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">куда</em></span></p></li><li class="listitem"><p><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">где</em></span></p></li><li class="listitem"><p><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">туда</em></span></p></li><li class="listitem"><p><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">здесь</em></span></p></li><li class="listitem"><p><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">здесь</em></span></p></li></ol></div><p><span class="bold"><strong>Now, will you write a definition of determinate
- verb?</strong></span></p><p><span class="bold"><strong>Answer</strong></span>: Determinate verbs express a simple progressive
- motion along a line at a given (specific) moment in time. (It is not necessary to have the
- same words as mine.)</p><p><span class="bold"><strong>Does this motion have to visualized as a straight
- line?</strong></span></p><p><span class="bold"><strong>Answer</strong></span>: NO.</p><p>Is a stated direction necessary for determinate verbs? __________</p><p><span class="bold"><strong>Answer</strong></span>: NO.</p><p>Many Russian sentences can be generated without a stated direction. For example:</p><div class="informaltable"><table class="informaltable" width="100%" border="1"><colgroup><col class="c1"><col class="c2"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Поезд идет быстро.</em></span></td><td>The train is going fast.</td></tr><tr><td><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Вор идёт!</em></span></td><td>A thief is coming!</td></tr></tbody></table></div><p><span class="bold"><strong>Fill in the blanks with the correct adverb</strong></span> (
- <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">куда</em></span>, <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">где</em></span>, <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">туда</em></span>, <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">там</em></span>, <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">сюда</em></span>, or
- <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">здесь</em></span> ).</p><div class="orderedlist"><ol class="orderedlist" type="1"><li class="listitem"><p>_____ <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">твоя мама живёт?</em></span> Where does your
- mother live?</p></li><li class="listitem"><p><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Я иду</em></span> _____ . I am going there.</p></li><li class="listitem"><p><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Ольга шла</em></span> _____. Olga was coming
- here,</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>_____ <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">автомобиль</em></span>? Where is the
- car?</p></li><li class="listitem"><p><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Пётр стоял</em></span> _____ Peter was standing
- there.</p></li></ol></div><p><span class="bold"><strong>Answer</strong></span>: 1.</p><div class="orderedlist"><ol class="orderedlist" type="1"><li class="listitem"><p><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Где</em></span></p></li><li class="listitem"><p><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">туда</em></span></p></li><li class="listitem"><p><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">сюда</em></span></p></li><li class="listitem"><p><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Где</em></span></p></li><li class="listitem"><p><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">там</em></span></p></li></ol></div><p>This completes the section on determinate verbs of motion using the verb <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">идти</em></span>.</p><p>Turn the page when you are ready to start the next section on the indeterminate
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