Word
По-нашему, это по-настоящему важная традиция.
Meaning
In our opinion, this is a truly important tradition.
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Breakdown of По-нашему, это по-настоящему важная традиция.
это
this / it is
важный
important
традиция
tradition
по-нашему
in our opinion / our way
Questions & Answers about По-нашему, это по-настоящему важная традиция.
Since this lesson teaches по-моему (in my opinion), is по-нашему formed the exact same way?
Yes. Just like по-моему is formed from мой, по-нашему is formed from наш (our). It means "in our opinion" or "in our way." The prefix по- combines with the dative case ending of the pronoun (-ему) to create this adverb of opinion.
Is по-настоящему also one of these special по- adverbs?
Exactly! It translates to "truly" or "genuinely." It is built from the adjective настоящий (real or genuine). By adding the prefix по- and the dative ending -ему, it transforms into an adverb of manner that describes exactly how important the tradition is.
Why do both по-нашему and по-настоящему have hyphens?
Russian has a strict spelling rule for this exact grammar point: when an adverb is formed with the prefix по- and ends in -ому, -ему, -ски (like по-русски), or -ьи, it must always be written with a hyphen.
Is the comma after По-нашему mandatory?
Yes. Whenever you use introductory words that express an opinion or a subjective viewpoint, such as по-моему, по-нашему, or по-вашему, you must separate them from the rest of the sentence with a comma.