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As a 72 year old I very much agree with you Jan ! I must have been speaking another language all these years !
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"I really like your present" would be more in sync with American everyday English. "Very much" in America is a kind of formal emphatic, so that you'd put it in a place where it had the most effect: "I like you present very much." Ending the sentence that way leaves the person spoken to with that last emphasis as the focal thought.
It is definitely traditionally considered formal, although I know plenty of people under 30 yrs old who say "very much" like that in a tongue-in-cheek sort of way. So if I said "Do you like it?" and they emphatically responded "I very much like it!", I wouldn't interpret it as a sign of formality, so much as them being a little goofy around me.
For some people, it's almost like ironic formality. Like sometimes I'll phrase something overly formally to my wife, with the humor being that it doesn't make sense to be formal with her.
But of course, language evolves over time, in a very messy, regional sort of way. So my experience may not match other native English speakers'.
To me (British/American English speaker) it sounds very awkward. I don't think I've ever heard anyone phrase this sort sort of statement like that. I can't speak for NZ though, if it sounds normal to you down there, it's not an inaccurate translation, you should report it.
Sounds normal (if a little old-fashioned) to me as an Australian. I say it all the time myself.
It is correct grammar but it is an old way of speaking. Nobody's really said it in at least a few generations.
I just realised that "подарок" doesn't mean "present" like in "we are in the present". I knew those earlier sentenses where too philosphical
Потряса́ющее ви́део! :D
Russian has a very useful verb «передари́ть» 'to give your gift as a gift to someone else'. I have Ukrainian relatives who have zero chance of meeting my Belarusian friends, so I do that sometimes! ^^' It's a bit mean, but I'm pretty sure they do the same.
I don't think it's mean, it's useful. If you don't need something and that thing will make someone else happy, why not re-gift it! I've heard that it is acceptable in some cultures (maybe in Japan?).
i dont know if its exactly mean, but its a bit rude because youre showing you dont like the gift. i think its still fine though, just as long as they dont know lol (unless you know it doesnt upset them)
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Invalid English syntax; the word order is not good English and should never be accepted.
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I'm not an native speaker of English and I had the same question as you. I tried "I very much like your gift" and it was accepted
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Does this mean, "I like the gift that you have given me", or "I like the gift that you have received (from someone else)". That is, would you use this sentence to say 'thank you' for a gift that someone has given to you?
Спасибо!
It can mean either.
This sentence definitely sounds very natural when you're thanking someone for their gift.
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A little more context would clear up the definite ambiguity.
Don't hold your breath on more context, though.
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What's wrong with Я очень люблю твой подарок"? Let's say 3 days after your birthday, you see the person who gave you... a computer for example, and you say that. There's nothing on the context that says you got the present just now.
Haha yes I know. The question just seemed so nice, it needed a smiley face. I guess I was trying to make a joke :)
A little bit off-topic I guess, but if I wanted to say 'here's my gift for you', would "вот мой подарок для тебя" be correct?
The thing I don't understand here is why do we use the dative form of first person singular. Can someone please explain this to me?
Нравиться is used with dative case. You can think of it as "to me is pleasing".
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Because "Я" means "me" or "I" , but "Мне" means something like "to me". And this phrase "мне нравится" has a meaing like "pleasant to me"
It didn't accept:
i like your present very much
It wants the word "gift" and not "present".
In previous sentences, it accepted "present" for "подарок".
I know this isn't a literal translation, but I said " I am very pleased with your gift." What's wrong with that?
The speaker talks very quickly and it can be extremely difficult to hesr the proper pronunciation. I know Russians talk quickly but the slow-mo feature would be useful here also if we are to get a good understanding.
So... "I really like your present" is accepted, but not "I love your present" / "I really love your present" / "I love your present very much".
It seems to me that, at the very least, "I love your present" should be considered equivalent to "I really like your present".
