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Russian word of the day: Связать
Jul 27, 2020 (see all)
cвяза́ть
[ svee-zát' ]
to knit, to tie up
The imperfective aspect
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Anita says:
In the sentence Пле́ннику связа́ли ру́ки, why is Пле́ннику in dative? Is it possible to say ру́ки Пле́нниa связа́ли?
Learn Russian Words says:
Hello Anita,
In this case, пленник is an indirect object: there is an action (связали руки) that is directed toward him, so the Dative case is used.
There are many other cases when such structure can be used. For example:
– Пленнику дали воды.
The prisoner was given water.
– Пленнику сказали сидеть.
The prisoner was told to sit.
You can, of course, say “Пленника связали” omitting the word “руки”. In this case, пленник is a direct object of the action (связали) so the Genitive case is used.
Anita says:
It’s all very clear. Thank you very much especially for the additional examples.