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How many words in Russian?
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| Frank_D | Date: Sunday, 2012-11-25, 1:13 PM | Message # 1 |
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| I wonder how many words are there in Russian in comparison to English?
And how many words does a person use on regular basis?
Message edited by Frank_D - Sunday, 2012-11-25, 1:14 PM |
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| Olga | Date: Monday, 2012-11-26, 10:13 PM | Message # 2 |
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| Hi Frank,
It's a good question, but not an easy one.
It’s hard to tell what actually counts as a word. For example a word shape. Is it one word or two, or even three? It can be a verb (meaning to form), can be a noun (meaning figure). In the expression shape of mind (state) it is translated into Russian with a different noun.
But what is more important that on average a well-educated person knows and uses only around 6000 – 8000 words.
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| Frank_D | Date: Wednesday, 2012-11-28, 10:21 AM | Message # 3 |
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| Thank you, Olga for your quick reply.
Have a wonderful day!
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| Olga | Date: Thursday, 2012-11-29, 10:34 AM | Message # 4 |
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| You are welcome!
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