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Questions & Answers about Это слишком дорого стоит.
In English we say this costs too 'much'. Why is дорого used instead of много?
дорого literally means 'expensively'. While you might be tempted to translate 'too much' directly as слишком много, Russians naturally say that something costs 'expensively' (дорого стоит) or 'cheaply' (дешево стоит).
How would I say 'This costs more' using the comparatives from this lesson?
You would use the irregular comparative form of дорого, which is дороже. So, 'This costs more' becomes Это стоит дороже. While you could technically use больше (more), дороже (more expensive) is the standard and most natural way to talk about a higher price.
Does стоит mean 'costs' or 'stands' here?
Here it means 'costs' because of the context with дорого (expensively). Although 'costs' and 'stands' are spelled exactly the same in Russian, they are pronounced differently! стОит (costs) has the stress on the first syllable, while стоИт (stands) has the stress on the last syllable.
Can I put the verb earlier and say Это стоит слишком дорого?
Yes, absolutely. Russian word order is flexible. Putting the adverb phrase before the verb is very common and sounds natural, but Это стоит слишком дорого means exactly the same thing.