"Я рисую ручкой."
Translation:I am drawing with a pen.
16 Comments
- 20
- 15
- 14
- 11
- 11
- 10
- 10
- 7
- 5
- 2
- 2
What is the difference between ркчка and перо , or are they interchangable?
- 25
- 19
"перо́" is a feather and also the colloquial name for a fountain pen (перьева́я ручка) and a stylus for a digital graphic tablet.
It depends on the situation. If you are using something as an instrument, you don't put с as per the answer.
If the subject is actually -with- something, you use с. For example, с гривами is "with mushrooms."
- 25
- 18
- 14
- 4
- 3
- 823
Does the use of the instrumental case make it "a pen" (in general) instead of "the pen" because "the pen" was marked incorrect.
- 13
- 9
- 4
- 2
Yes, but ручка is a diminutive form of рука. Still, formal language should be used, at least with Duo on Duolingo, and it is very unlikely that you would draw only with your arm/hand.
- 24
- 12
- 9
- 116
Unless you are a very small child, you won't say "я рисую ручкой" when you mean your hand, and not a pen.
