Word
Кроме того, я хочу прочитать новую статью.
Meaning
Besides that, I want to read a new article.
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Questions & Answers about Кроме того, я хочу прочитать новую статью.
What does the phrase in the beginning mean, and why is there a comma after it?
- Кроме того means besides / in addition / moreover. It’s a set phrase built from the preposition кроме
- the genitive того (gen. of то, that/it).
- As an introductory connective, it’s set off by a comma: Кроме того, …. In the middle of a sentence, it’s usually bracketed by commas: …, кроме того, ….
Why is the perfective verb прочитать used instead of the imperfective читать?
- Прочитать (perfective) focuses on completion: reading the article through to the end as a result.
- Читать (imperfective) focuses on the process: spending time reading, with no commitment to finishing.
- With verbs of desire like хочу, you pick the aspect that matches the goal:
- Я хочу прочитать… = I want to finish it.
- Я хочу читать… = I want to be engaged in reading (as an activity).
Can I say Я хочу читать новую статью here? How does it sound?