"The boy is translating the article into Russian."
Translation:Мальчик переводит статью на русский язык.
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Is "на русском" also correct here? I often hear native speakers use it, though I'm not exactly sure in what context to use it.
it is right - translate into Russian - переводить на русский язык
"русский язык" should be a suggestion for "Russian" when it is referring to the language.
По-русски - a method, a way to do, to speak, на русский - direction (of interpretation here).
Which case is "русский язык" in? It can only be nominative or accusative, and yet it follows "на", so why not prepositional?
Ах,
My logic would have been more this:
The language is being placed INTO Russian, therefore prepositional.
Rather than this:
The language is moving from one language TO another, therefore directional.
But that is the logic of a native English speaker, and not relevant here — I just need to learn the logic!
Спасибо!
