Breakdown of Мы собираемся разоблачать этот хитрый обман.
мы
we
этот
this [f: эта, n: это]
собираться
to intend
хитрый
cunning
разоблачать
to expose
обман
deception
Questions & Answers about Мы собираемся разоблачать этот хитрый обман.
How would I apply this lesson's topic to say 'We have no intention at all of exposing this...'?
You can use an emphatic negation intensifier right before the verb. For example, Мы вовсе не собираемся разоблачать этот хитрый обман. The intensifier (вовсе, далеко, or отнюдь) pairs with не, which must immediately precede the specific word being negated—in this case, the verb of intention собираемся.
How would I say 'This is by no means a cunning deception' using this vocabulary?
You would place the emphatic negation directly before the adjective or noun phrase you are disproving: Это отнюдь не хитрый обман (or далеко не хитрый обман). This directly targets and knocks down the assumption that the deception was actually clever.
Why does this sentence use the imperfective verb разоблачать rather than the perfective разоблачить?
After собираться (to intend / to be going to), both aspects are grammatically correct. Using the imperfective разоблачать frames the 'exposing' as a drawn-out process or a concerted effort rather than a simple, instantaneous reveal. The speakers are anticipating that unmasking this trick will take some time and ongoing work.
Why use обман here instead of ложь or враньё?
Обман translates best to 'deception', 'fraud', or a 'trick'. It usually implies a deliberate scheme or misleading action. Ложь refers specifically to a false statement (a spoken or written lie), while враньё is the colloquial everyday word for 'fibbing' or 'nonsense'. Because this sentence describes a cunning setup that needs to be systematically exposed, обман is the most natural fit.
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