B2–C1 · RTR · XPRRTR005

❌ listen [X] / depend from [Y] → ✓ listen to [Z] / depend on [A]

A reusable frame from “Russian-speaker transfer traps”. Correct recurring English and German structures that Russian speakers tend to transfer literally.

EN · English❌ listen [X] / depend from [X] → ✓ listen to [X] / depend on [X]
DE · German❌ auf [X] warten ohne auf → ✓ auf [X] warten

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  1. RU · Translation

    Пожалуйста, послушай меня минуту.

    EN · English

    ❌ Please  listen me for a minute. → ✓ Please  listen to me for a minute.

    DE · German

    ❌  Wir  warten  die Freigabe. → ✓  Wir  warten auf die Freigabe.

  2. RU · Translation

    Результат зависит от входных данных.

    EN · English

    ❌  The result  depends from the input. → ✓  The result  depends on the input.

    DE · German

    ❌  Das  hängt von die Daten ab. → ✓  Das  hängt von den Daten ab.

  3. RU · Translation

    Это относится к другой команде.

    EN · English

    ❌  It  belongs for another team. → ✓  It  belongs to another team.

    DE · German

    ❌  Bitte  hör  mich. → ✓  Bitte  hör  mir zu.

  4. RU · Translation

    Она подала заявку на эту должность.

    EN · English

    ❌  She  applied on the position. → ✓  She  applied for the position.

    DE · German

    ❌  Wir  sprechen  das Problem morgen. → ✓  Wir  sprechen morgen über das Problem.

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Listen to, depend on: learn the preposition with the verb

✕ The result depends from the input.
✓ The result depends on the input.

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