Metkagram · Russian → English transfer · XPRRTR001
Discuss, not discuss about
Common transfer form
✕ We discussed about the issue.
Target English frame
✓ We discussed the issue.
Why the error happens
Russian управление can encourage an extra preposition. In English, discuss normally takes its object directly.
What to remember
Store discuss + object as one frame.
❌ discuss about [X] → ✓ discuss [X]
More examples
- ❌ Let's discuss about the options. → ✓ Let's discuss the options.Давайте обсудим варианты.
- ❌ They discussed about the delay. → ✓ They discussed the delay.Они обсудили задержку.
- ❌ We need to discuss about the next steps. → ✓ We need to discuss the next steps.Нам нужно обсудить следующие шаги.
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