Word
Не нарушай правила дорожного движения, даже если спешишь.
Meaning
Don’t break the traffic rules, even if you’re in a hurry.
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Breakdown of Не нарушай правила дорожного движения, даже если спешишь.
не
not
если
if
правило
the rule
дорожный
road
Questions & Answers about Не нарушай правила дорожного движения, даже если спешишь.
Why is не нарушай used here—what form is it?
Не нарушай is the negative imperative (a command/prohibition) in the 2nd person singular.
- нарушай = imperative of нарушать (to violate/break)
- не + imperative = Don’t …
So it means Don’t break/violate …
Is this addressing you (singular) or you (plural/formal)?
It’s addressing you (singular informal): не нарушай.
For you (plural/formal) it would be: Не нарушайте правила дорожного движения…
Why is it нарушай (imperfective) and not нарушь (perfective)?
Russian typically uses the imperfective imperative for general prohibitions: Don’t do X (in general / as a rule) → не нарушай.
A perfective negative imperative can sound more like don’t do it even once / don’t commit that act and is less common in everyday neutral advice. In this context (traffic rules), the general “don’t break” fits best.
What case is правила in, and why?