Breakdown of Скинь мне, пожалуйста, адрес парикмахера в чате.
в
in
мне
me
пожалуйста
please
адрес
the address
Questions & Answers about Скинь мне, пожалуйста, адрес парикмахера в чате.
What does Скинь literally mean, and is it slang?
Скинь is the informal singular imperative (to ты) of скинуть (perfective). Literally it’s to throw off / to drop, but in everyday speech it very often means to send (a file, link, contact info, address) quickly—roughly like “drop me…” / “send me…”. It’s quite colloquial.
Which verb is this: скинуть or скидывать? Why that choice?
The base verb here is скинуть (perfective). Perfective is used because the speaker wants one completed action: send it once.
Imperfective скидывать would be used for repeated/ongoing meaning, e.g. Скидывай, когда сможешь (“Send it whenever you can,” implying not a single, bounded action).
Why is it мне and not я / меня?
мне is the dative case of я (“to me”). With verbs of giving/sending in Russian, the recipient is commonly in the dative:
- Скинь мне = “Send (it) to me.”
меня (accusative/genitive) would be used for “me” as a direct object (“see me,” “call me,” etc.), not as the recipient.
What case is адрес, and why?