Breakdown of Новая грамматическая тема: краткие страдательные причастия, например «дверь закрыта», «письмо написано».
письмо
the letter
новый
new
дверь
the door
грамматический
grammatical
Questions & Answers about Новая грамматическая тема: краткие страдательные причастия, например «дверь закрыта», «письмо написано».
What exactly are краткие страдательные причастия (“short passive participles”) in Russian?
Краткие страдательные причастия are special forms made from verbs that describe the state of something as the result of an action, from the point of view of the object (so, passive).
- страдательные = passive (the subject undergoes the action)
- краткие = short forms
Examples:
- дверь закрыта = the door is (in a state of being) closed
- письмо написано = the letter is (in a state of being) written
They are:
- Formed from verbs (usually perfective)
- Used mainly as a predicate (after the subject, like an adjective after “to be”)
- Very similar in meaning to English “is/was + past participle” when it describes a state, not an ongoing action.
What is the difference between дверь закрыта and дверь закрытая?