Я люблю повторять новые слова утром.

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Breakdown of Я люблю повторять новые слова утром.

• новый: new
• слово: the word
• любить: to like

Questions & Answers about Я люблю повторять новые слова утром.

What’s the difference between using bold Я люблю and bold Мне нравится here?

• bold Я люблю + infinitive states a personal, stable preference: bold Я люблю повторять... = I like/love to do this (it’s “my thing”).
• bold Мне нравится + infinitive is impersonal: “It is pleasing to me to…”, a bit softer: bold Мне нравится повторять...
• Don’t say bold Я нравлюсь повторять — bold нравиться means “to be liked” by someone: bold Я нравлюсь ему = He likes me.
• Both bold Я люблю повторять... and bold Мне нравится повторять... are correct in this sentence; bold люблю sounds a bit stronger.

Why is it the imperfective bold повторять and not the perfective bold повторить?

• Imperfective (bold повторять) is used for habits and repeated, ongoing activities — exactly what “I like to do in general” expresses.
• Perfective (bold повторить) means a single, completed act. bold Я люблю повторить sounds like “I like to repeat once (on an occasion),” and in idiomatic Russian can even mean “I like to have seconds” (food/drink).
• For a general preference, stick with imperfective: bold Я люблю повторять...

What case are bold новые слова, and why?

• It’s accusative plural (direct object of bold повторять).
• Since bold слова are inanimate, their accusative plural form equals the nominative plural: bold новые слова.
• Under negation, Russian often uses the genitive: bold Я утром не повторяю новых слов (instead of bold новые слова). Both are possible; genitive sounds more indefinite/strongly negative.

Why is the plural of bold слово = bold слова and not bold словы? What other forms should I know?