Topic: Russian

"Give me the duck."

Translation:Дайте мне утку.

December 12, 2015

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https://www.duolingo.com/profile/ClarkStephen
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I'm confused. I thought that "мне" could be omitted when it was "give me" (as opposed to "give her", "give them", etc. Am I wrong? Could some knowledgeable person please enlighten me?

December 12, 2015
https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Elensefar
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    I'm pretty sure there are other sentences where omitting "мне" was accepted :(

    January 31, 2019
    https://www.duolingo.com/profile/RowanM.1
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    I'm also really confused by this and would be most grateful for an explanation of the rules around this if anybody has one.

    August 18, 2019
    https://www.duolingo.com/profile/buws2
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      ... and nobody gets hurt.

      May 19, 2017
      https://www.duolingo.com/profile/tim803065

        Why is 'дайте утку' wrong?

        September 13, 2018
        https://www.duolingo.com/profile/GeneM.

          Нет! Нет! Это моя!

          October 4, 2017
          https://www.duolingo.com/profile/john239941

            Нет. Эта наша утка таворищ!

            September 2, 2018
            https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Dimidov

              If it is Дай мне, can it also be Дайте мне?

              March 7, 2016
              https://www.duolingo.com/profile/A_User

                I see Дайте мне as the best translation given at the top of this page, so I would assume so.

                March 7, 2016
                https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Dimidov

                  It didn't show up for me in the exercise itself, but I saw both Дай мне and Дайте. Thanks for clearing that up, Tigs. :)

                  March 7, 2016
                  https://www.duolingo.com/profile/A_User

                    This is what happens when I find your question from your stream and so get the discussion from outside the exercise. :-) You're welcome!

                    March 7, 2016
                    https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Dimidov

                      Never a bad thing. :3

                      March 7, 2016
                      https://www.duolingo.com/profile/freedemocracy

                        The "мне" is required? That's an unexpected pattern.

                        August 12, 2019

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