Breakdown of Это настоящий аншлаг, нет ни одного лишнего билета.
это
this / it is
билет
ticket
нет
there is no / is not present
настоящий
real
Questions & Answers about Это настоящий аншлаг, нет ни одного лишнего билета.
Why is ни одного лишнего билета in the genitive case here?
The word нет (meaning 'there is no') requires the following noun and its modifiers to take the genitive case. To say 'not a single extra ticket', the base phrase ни один лишний билет must change entirely into its genitive form, ни одного лишнего билета.
Could I just say нет лишнего билета without ни одного?
You could, but adding ни одного creates emphatic negation, which is the focus of this lesson. While нет лишнего билета simply states 'there is no extra ticket', adding ни одного makes it much stronger ('there isn't a single extra ticket'). This perfectly matches the emphasis of a completely sold-out show.
What exactly does аншлаг mean?
Аншлаг means a 'full house' or a completely sold-out performance. It was borrowed from a German word for a notice or placard, historically referring to the physical 'sold out' sign that theaters would hang at the box office window.
Is лишний the standard word for 'extra' in this context?
Yes, лишний generally translates to 'extra', 'spare', or 'unnecessary'. Asking people outside a theater if they have a лишний билет (a spare ticket) is a classic cultural practice in Russia whenever an event is an аншлаг.