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Russian word of the day: Уволить
Mar 10, 2018 (see all)
уво́лить
[ u-vó-leet' ]
to discharge, to dismiss, to fire
The imperfective aspect
Examples
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Е́сли ты бу́дешь продолжа́ть в э́том же ду́хе, нам ничего́ друго́го не оста́нется, кро́ме как тебя́ уво́лить.
yés-lee ty bú-deesh pra-dal-zhát' v tom zhe dú-hye, nam nee-chee-vó dru-gó-va nye as-tá-nee-tsa, kró-mye kak tee-byá u-vó-leet'
If you are going to continue like that, we will have nothing else but to fire you.
Same stem words
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Anita says:
Hello, just want to confirm in the first example, занима́емой до́лжности is dative case?
Also I noticed that in Russian very often there is a cluster of consonants within a word like несоотве́тствие, do you actually pronounce all four consonants тств? Thanks
Learn Russian Words says:
Hi Anita,
Yes, занима́емой до́лжности is Dative.
In some cases, some consonats are not pronounced, in others like this one, -тс- becomes -ц- and then much easier to pronounce.
Here are more examples (from here):
– со́лнце [són-tse] – sun (omit Л)
– чу́вство [chú-stva] – feeling (omit В)
– здра́вствуйте [zdrást-vuî-tye] – hello (omit В)
– аге́нтство [a-gyénst-va] – agency (omit first Т)
Anita says:
And what is the difference between кро́ме как (in the second example) and just кро́ме? Thanks.
Learn Russian Words says:
If there is a verb that follows кроме, you need to add “как”, otherwise it does not sound right:
– У нас не осталось продуктов, кроме хлеба.
We have no food left but bread.
– Ему не осталось ничего другого, кроме как уйти.
He had no choice but to leave.