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Russian word of the day: Дать
Dec 16, 2018 (see all)
дать
[ dat' ]
to give
The imperfective aspect
Examples
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Anita says:
Hello, in the second example, why is genitive де́нег used and not the accusative деньги? Thanks.
Learn Russian Words says:
Hi Anita,
Good question. The specialists say that it depends on the meaning of the sentence:
– The Accusative case is used if we mean that the whole subject was affected by the action (she gave him all her money).
– The Genitive case implies that only a part of the subject was affected by the action. You can think of it as “она дала ему немного денег”.