Breakdown of По сравнению с цифровой обработкой проявлять плёнку — это искусство.
это
this / it is
искусство
art
цифровой
digital
по сравнению с
compared to
плёнка
film
обработка
processing
проявлять
to develop (film)
Questions & Answers about По сравнению с цифровой обработкой проявлять плёнку — это искусство.
Why is цифровой обработкой in the Instrumental case here?
It follows the compound preposition по сравнению с (compared to). The с part of this phrase dictates that the following noun phrase must be in the Instrumental case, just like when с means 'with'.
Literally, what does the word сравнению mean inside the phrase по сравнению с?
Сравнению is the Dative form of the noun сравнение, which means 'comparison'. The preposition по takes the Dative case here. So the phrase literally translates to 'by comparison with'.
Why do we use the imperfective verb проявлять instead of the perfective проявить for 'developing'?
We are talking about the general process or concept of developing film as an ongoing activity, rather than a single, specific instance of getting one roll developed. General statements and processes like this take the imperfective infinitive.
Why is there a dash and это before искусство?
In Russian, when you link an infinitive subject (проявлять, 'to develop') to a noun predicate (искусство, 'art'), it is standard practice to use a dash followed by это. It acts like the English verb 'is' in this equation-like structure.
Can I use the word плёнка for a movie film as well as camera film?
Yes, плёнка (which is in the Accusative case here as плёнку) can mean both photographic film and motion picture film. It literally means 'film', 'layer', or 'membrane', so it is also used for plastic wrap (пищевая плёнка) and cassette tapes.
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