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Пожалуйста, покажите ладонь: я хочу проверить, глубокая ли рана.
Meaning
Please show me your palm: I want to check whether the wound is deep.
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Breakdown of Пожалуйста, покажите ладонь: я хочу проверить, глубокая ли рана.
я
I
пожалуйста
please
хотеть
to want
показать
to show
Questions & Answers about Пожалуйста, покажите ладонь: я хочу проверить, глубокая ли рана.
Why is it покажите, not покажи?
Покажите is the polite or plural imperative form of показать.
- покажи = show (to one person, informal)
- покажите = show (to one person politely, or to more than one person)
In a medical or professional situation, покажите is the natural choice.
Also, it comes from the perfective verb показать, which suggests a single completed action: show me your palm.
Why is the verb показать used here, not показывать?
Russian often chooses between perfective and imperfective verbs.
- показать = perfective, to show once, to present
- показывать = imperfective, to be showing, to show repeatedly, to demonstrate in an ongoing way
Here the speaker wants one specific action: Please show me your palm. That is why показать / покажите is used.
Why is there no word for your in покажите ладонь?