Expressing "Both... and"
To say that two things are equally involved, Russian uses the double conjunction как ..., так и ... (both ... and).
| both ... and | как ..., так и ... |
The words following как and так и must match grammatically. For example, connecting two adjectives:
| Both the free and the paid subscription are available in the app. | В приложении доступна как бесплатная, так и платная подписка. |
You can also use this structure to link prepositional phrases:
| This interface works perfectly both on a computer and on another device. | Этот интерфейс отлично работает как на компьютере, так и на другом устройстве. |
Or to connect nouns. Notice how both groups below are in the dative case, as required by the verb:
| Both adults and children like the paid version. | Платная версия нравится как взрослым, так и детям. |
Discussing Digital Features
When discussing modern apps, you will often mention content (контент), restrictions (ограничение), offline access (офлайн), and synchronizing data (синхронизировать).
| We have a paid subscription without restrictions on content. | У нас есть платная подписка без ограничений на контент. |
You can combine this vocabulary with как ..., так и ... to describe cross-platform functionality:
| The app synchronizes data both on the phone and on this new device. | Приложение синхронизирует данные как на телефоне, так и на этом новом устройстве. |
And you can discuss other features, like working offline:
| A convenient interface helps to synchronize content even offline. | Удобный интерфейс помогает синхронизировать контент даже офлайн. |
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