Breakdown of Этот невероятный трюк далеко не безопасный.
не
not
этот
this [f: эта, n: это]
далеко
far, far away
безопасный
safe (adjective)
невероятный
incredible
трюк
trick
Questions & Answers about Этот невероятный трюк далеко не безопасный.
How does далеко не change the meaning compared to just saying не безопасный?
Using далеко не (literally 'far not') emphasizes the negation, meaning 'far from safe' or 'not safe at all'. In Russian, this specific phrase is often used to actively contradict an assumption. If the audience expects the trick to be harmless, you use далеко не to strongly correct that expectation.
Could we swap далеко не for вовсе не or отнюдь не in this sentence?
Yes, they are highly interchangeable here. Вовсе не безопасный (not at all safe) works perfectly in everyday speech. Отнюдь не безопасный carries the exact same meaning ('by no means safe'), but sounds slightly more formal and literary.
Why is the adjective безопасный in its long form here instead of the short form (безопасен)?
You can actually use either here! Using the short form (далеко не безопасен) sounds a bit more formal and focuses strictly on the trick's state in this scenario. The long form (безопасный) is very common in modern conversational Russian and treats 'safe' as a broad, inherent category that this trick simply does not belong to.
What is the root of the word невероятный?
It is built on the root вера (belief or faith). From there, you get вероятно (probably) and вероятный (probable or likely). Adding the negative не- prefix makes it невероятный (improbable, incredible, or unbelievable).
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