Пожалуйста, переведите эти деньги разным проектам.
Please, transfer this money to different projects.
Breakdown of Пожалуйста, переведите эти деньги разным проектам.
этот
this [f: эта, n: это]
деньги
money
пожалуйста
please
проект
the project
разный
different, various
перевести
to transfer (perfective)
Questions & Answers about Пожалуйста, переведите эти деньги разным проектам.
Why is разным проектам in the dative case here?
It acts as the indirect object, indicating the recipient of the action. You are transferring money to the projects. For the dative plural, the masculine noun проект takes the -ам ending, and the adjective разный (different) takes the -ым ending.
I thought переведите meant 'translate'. Why does it mean 'transfer' here?
The verb перевести (and its imperfective pair переводить) means 'to move something across'. This is most commonly used for translating languages, but it is also the standard verb for transferring money. The word деньги (money) in this sentence makes the context clear.
Why does the Russian use the plural эти (these) for money, while English says 'this money'?
In Russian, the word for money, деньги, is always plural. Because it is a plural noun, any adjectives or pronouns describing it must also be plural, which is why we use эти instead of the singular это.
Is эти деньги the direct object? Why doesn't its ending change?
Yes, it is the direct object and it is in the accusative case! However, because деньги is an inanimate noun, its accusative plural form looks exactly the same as its nominative (dictionary) form. The same rule applies to the pronoun эти.
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