"Здесь нет воды."

Translation: There is no water here.

[Dimidov]

I wrote 'here is no water'. Would this be grammatically correct in English (and should I report it), or is this an unnatural shape and - while understandable - not preferred in day-to-day speech/writing?

[flootzavut]

Just seconding Tigs, that sounds quite unnatural to me.

[Dimidov]

Thanks, Floot! Never hurts to have a second opinion. :)

[flootzavut]

:):):)

[A_User]

It's unnatural and not preferred in day-to-day speech/writing. At least where I live.

[Dimidov]

Considering you're from the island, I'll accept that as a valid reason. Thanks, Tigs!

[A_User]

You're welcome!

[epicboak]

Should "there isn't water here" also be correct?

[flootzavut]

I think 'there isn't any water here' would definitely work.

[A_User]

I've heard both, so maybe they should both be accepted?

[MoradBali]

Yes it should..

[stillePoeten]

Why is “Here is no water“ false? :)

[Ilaria786007]

She stresses the ы in воды when saying the whole sentence, but when i clock on the word alone, she stresses the о. Which is it?

[Ilana47134]

The first. If the stress is on the "o" (same spelling) it means "waters" (plural)

[trixterii_]

bruh

[OhItsAlex]

Why "There's no water in here"
Doesn't work?

[deactivated user]

The difference between вода and воды?

[deactivated user]

A glass of вода, vs a lot of воды

[zirkul]

"Воды" (stress on the last syllable) is genitive of "вода". In Russian, any indication of the amount: стакан (a glass of), много (a lot of), мало (а little) and even нет (no) requires genitive. So, "a glass of water"="стакан воды", which should not be too surprising since English "of" is fairly reliable indicator of geitive in Russian.

[Alex.nn]

I think the question was about the pronunciation of воды - is the "o" stressed or not? Meaning, is it pronounced as "o" or "a" ? (I have the same question :)

[Kuulimagnaat]

Can anyone explain why "Here is no water" is wrong?

[fzhyk]

Лол, я русский, и ваши комментарии очень сиешные