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"The boy is translating the article into Russian."
Translation:Мальчик переводит статью на русский язык.
December 6, 2015
25 Comments
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!
When using the alternative versions of the demonstrative pronoun это (which typically means 'the'), such as эта and этот, the subject is emphasised.
<<это мальчик читает> - 'the boy is reading.'
<<этот мальчик читает> - 'this boy is reading.'
The English sentence provided by the question doesn't specify that this boy is translating the article, so это is used.