Word
Всё это не по-настоящему.
Meaning
All this is not for real.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Breakdown of Всё это не по-настоящему.
это
this / it is
не
not
весь
all, the whole, everything, everyone
по-настоящему
truly / really (genuinely)
Questions & Answers about Всё это не по-настоящему.
How is the word по-настоящему formed, and why does it end in -ему?
It is formed from the adjective настоящий (real). To make adverbs of manner meaning "in a certain way," Russian adds the prefix по- and changes the adjective's ending to its dative case form. For adjectives like настоящий, this dative ending is -ему.
Why doesn't it end in -и like по-русски?
Adjectives ending in -ский, -цкий, or -ьи (like русский) drop their last letter and take the ending -и when combining with the prefix по-. Most other adjectives, including настоящий, use the standard dative endings -ому or -ему to create these adverbs.
Why are Всё and это in the neuter singular form here?
We use the neuter forms всё (everything/all) and это (this) when referring to an abstract situation or a general concept, rather than pointing to a specific noun. Together, Всё это acts as a phrase meaning "All of this" or "This whole situation."
How would you say "All this was not for real" in the past tense?