Breakdown of Смените пароль, отключите онлайн-платежи; никому не сообщайте код и реквизиты карты.
и
and
реквизиты карты
the card details
сменить пароль
to change the password
отключить онлайн-платежи
to disable online payments
Questions & Answers about Смените пароль, отключите онлайн-платежи; никому не сообщайте код и реквизиты карты.
Why do смените and отключите end in -ите?
Because they are imperative forms addressed to:
- more than one person, or
- one person politely (like you in a formal notice)
So:
- смените = change
- отключите = disable / turn off
In warnings, instructions, and official messages, Russian often uses this polite/plural imperative.
Compare:
- смени пароль = change the password (informal, singular)
- смените пароль = change the password (polite or plural)
Why are смените and отключите used, but later it says не сообщайте, not не сообщите?
This is a very common aspect pattern in Russian.
Смените and отключите are perfective imperatives.
They tell someone to perform a single complete action:- change the password
- disable online payments
Не сообщайте is an imperfective negative imperative.
With negative commands, Russian often prefers the imperfective to mean:- don’t do this
- never do this
- don’t be in the habit of doing this
So the sentence combines:
- Do these actions now/completely
- Do not ever do this
That is why the aspect changes.
What does никому mean here?