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- "Что это за хлеб?"
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Not really. «Что ... за» is a set expression that means «what kind of». It can’t be broken into constituent parts in Russian, because this expression is borrowed from German «was für ein(e)...».
I put "what is this kind of bread?" I feel its a valid expression in english but whether or not in russian im not for sure. Im on the app so it normally takes awhile for anyone to respond, so ik goi g ti report it anyways as it sounds acceptable to me. :)
well it isn't grammatically incorrect in english, but it's not really something you'd normally say
Reminds me of German as they both use "what" followed by a "for" when asking this sort of question ( albeit Russian has «это» squeezed in there )
Was für Brot ist das? ( word-for-word : what for bread is this? )
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What is this kind of bread? Что это , what this за....kind... Bread/bread is in the end. Why is this wrong? This appears to be nitpicking at best
You've lost «э́то» in your translation. But "What kind of bread is it/this?" should be accepted (if it's not, please report it).
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Yes, that's incorrect. In english, you invert the usual order of subject and conjugated verb, in a direct question.
He asks me: "What kind of bread is this?"
Wrong " What kind of bread this is?"
Right " What kind of bread is this?"
Or
Correct example for use of "this is", using, Do you know...
"Do you know what kind of bread this is?"
