Я ненавижу это место
The English phrase "I hate this place" is translated into Russian as Я ненавижу это место.
How does it change in a sentence?
In the phrase Я ненавижу это место, the verb ненавижу (I hate) is the first-person singular present tense of ненавидеть (to hate).
Did you know?
- If a Russian speaker is extremely frustrated with a place, they might use the word гадюшник (nest of vipers) to describe it instead of simply saying they hate the 'place'.
- In Russian culture, saying ненавижу is considered a very strong and heavy emotion. To express a milder 'I hate this place', speakers often use терпеть не могу which literally means 'I cannot endure'.
- The pronoun я is a doublet of the Latin word 'ego'. Both words evolved from the same Proto-Indo-European root meaning 'I'.
Examples in context
- Я ненавижу это место из-за шума.Ya nenavizhu eto mesto iz-za shuma.I hate this place because of the noise.
Example conversation
Alexander and Maria are waiting in a long, crowded queue.
- Александр AleksandrТут так душно. Я ненавижу это место.Tut tak dushno. Ya nenavizhu eto mesto.It's so stuffy here. I hate this place.
- Мария MariaЯ согласна, давай уйдём отсюда.Ya soglasna, davay uydyom otsyuda.I agree, let's get out of here.
- Александр AleksandrНо нам нужно дождаться очереди.No nam nuzhno dozhdat'sya ocheredi.But we need to wait for our turn.
- Мария MariaЭто будет очень долго.Eto budet ochen' dolgo.That is going to take a long time.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries место, я, CC BY-SA 4.0.
