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❌ discuss about [X] → ✓ discuss [Y] A reusable frame from “Russian-speaker transfer traps”. Correct recurring English and German structures that Russian speakers tend to transfer literally.
Explanation
Запоминайте управление как часть конструкции, а не как перевод отдельного слова.
03 Try variations4 · more examples RU · Translation Давайте обсудим варианты.
EN · English ❌ vIInfinitive A verb in infinitive form. Use it to follow the action or state through the sentence. Let SSubject The main actor or receiver in the sentence. Use it to find who or what the sentence is about. 's vIInfinitive A verb in infinitive form. Use it to follow the action or state through the sentence. discuss about the options. → ✓ vIInfinitive A verb in infinitive form. Use it to follow the action or state through the sentence. Let SSubject The main actor or receiver in the sentence. Use it to find who or what the sentence is about. 's vIInfinitive A verb in infinitive form. Use it to follow the action or state through the sentence. discuss the options.
DE · German ❌ Seit Montag VMain verb The central verb of the statement. Use it to follow the action or state through the sentence. wartete SSubject (Subjekt) The person or thing taking part in the sentence. Use it to find who or what the sentence is about. ich auf die Antwort . → ✓ Seit Montag VMain verb The central verb of the statement. Use it to follow the action or state through the sentence. warte SSubject (Subjekt) The person or thing taking part in the sentence. Use it to find who or what the sentence is about. ich auf die Antwort .
RU · Translation Они обсудили задержку.
EN · English ❌ SSubject The main actor or receiver in the sentence. Use it to find who or what the sentence is about. They VMain verb The primary action or state. Use it to follow the action or state through the sentence. discussed about the delay. → ✓ SSubject The main actor or receiver in the sentence. Use it to find who or what the sentence is about. They VMain verb The primary action or state. Use it to follow the action or state through the sentence. discussed the delay.
DE · German ❌ Seit 2024 VMain verb The central verb of the statement. Use it to follow the action or state through the sentence. lebte SSubject (Subjekt) The person or thing taking part in the sentence. Use it to find who or what the sentence is about. sie in Berlin . → ✓ Seit 2024 VMain verb The central verb of the statement. Use it to follow the action or state through the sentence. lebt SSubject (Subjekt) The person or thing taking part in the sentence. Use it to find who or what the sentence is about. sie in Berlin .
RU · Translation Нам нужно обсудить следующие шаги.
EN · English ❌ SSubject The main actor or receiver in the sentence. Use it to find who or what the sentence is about. We VMain verb The primary action or state. Use it to follow the action or state through the sentence. need to vIInfinitive A verb in infinitive form. Use it to follow the action or state through the sentence. discuss about the next steps. → ✓ SSubject The main actor or receiver in the sentence. Use it to find who or what the sentence is about. We VMain verb The primary action or state. Use it to follow the action or state through the sentence. need to vIInfinitive A verb in infinitive form. Use it to follow the action or state through the sentence. discuss the next steps.
DE · German ❌ Seit drei Monaten VMain verb The central verb of the statement. Use it to follow the action or state through the sentence. arbeitete SSubject (Subjekt) The person or thing taking part in the sentence. Use it to find who or what the sentence is about. er im neuen Team . → ✓ Seit drei Monaten VMain verb The central verb of the statement. Use it to follow the action or state through the sentence. arbeitet SSubject (Subjekt) The person or thing taking part in the sentence. Use it to find who or what the sentence is about. er im neuen Team .
RU · Translation Вчера они обсудили контракт.
EN · English ❌ SSubject The main actor or receiver in the sentence. Use it to find who or what the sentence is about. They VMain verb The primary action or state. Use it to follow the action or state through the sentence. discussed about the contract yesterday. → ✓ SSubject The main actor or receiver in the sentence. Use it to find who or what the sentence is about. They VMain verb The primary action or state. Use it to follow the action or state through the sentence. discussed the contract yesterday.
DE · German ❌ Seit letzter Woche VMain verb The central verb of the statement. Use it to follow the action or state through the sentence. kannte SSubject (Subjekt) The person or thing taking part in the sentence. Use it to find who or what the sentence is about. ich /→Accusative The direct object: whom or what? Use it to notice the detail the action points to. die Ursache . → ✓ Seit letzter Woche VMain verb The central verb of the statement. Use it to follow the action or state through the sentence. kenne SSubject (Subjekt) The person or thing taking part in the sentence. Use it to find who or what the sentence is about. ich /→Accusative The direct object: whom or what? Use it to notice the detail the action points to. die Ursache .
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Continue with nearby patterns Russian → English transfer
Discuss, not discuss about ✕ We discussed about the issue. ✓ We discussed the issue.
Open explanation → Topic set
This pattern belongs to Russian-speaker transfer traps . Correct recurring English and German structures that Russian speakers tend to transfer literally.
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