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- "Он опять бросил в меня мяч."
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«Бро́сил в меня́» usually implies some ill intent: he threw the ball a me, but not for me to catch. In a game context, you would use «бро́сил мне».
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"He threw the ball to me again" was marked incorrect. How would that be written in Russian (i.e., to me vs. at me)?
I think "to me" (with the intention that I catch it) would be "мне", but "at me" (without such intention) would be "в меня", as was mentioned by szeraja_zhaba.
Can "бросил" work with an indirect object, i.e. "он опять бросил мне мяч"? Using "в меня" makes the sentence sound like the ball impaled me.
It's actually intentional. :-P As szeraja_zhaba said, «в меня» implies some ill intent on the part of the ball thrower: he threw the ball at you, not to you. Your sentence would mean the latter.
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A very poor sentence didactically. One first learns to throw a ball "to" a person before learning to throw it "at" them. It would make the course easier to have a sentence that is a bit more intuitive.
Why not: he again threw a ball at me? Does that have the wrong emphasis?
That is a very awkward English sentence, and wouldn't be considered grammatically correct. The only way I would think to write that sentence would be "He threw the ball at me again"; any other word order sounds weird.
I agree, it is technically grammatically correct, but it sounds awkward for everyday speech, in my opinion.
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One more vicious question with only one answer as usual. Everything is done in this course to discourage students.
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он опять бросил в меня мяч - he threw A ball at me again. он опять бросил мяч в меня - he threw THE ball at me again.
