Breakdown of Не делай выводов слишком рано.
рано
early
слишком
too, excessively
делать вывод
to draw a conclusion
Questions & Answers about Не делай выводов слишком рано.
Is делать выводы a formal analytical predicate, and what single verb does it replace?
Yes, делать выводы is a light verb construction (an analytical predicate). It can substitute a single verb like заключать (to conclude) or судить (to judge). Using it is very common and shifts the focus onto the noun (the conclusion itself) rather than just the action.
Why is выводов in the genitive case here instead of the accusative?
This is the Genitive of Negation. When a transitive verb is negated with не, its direct object is often put in the genitive case. This happens especially often with abstract nouns like вывод to emphasize the total absence of the object, essentially meaning 'do not make any conclusions at all'.
Why is the imperfective verb делай used here instead of the perfective сделай?
In Russian, negative commands (telling someone not to do something) almost always require the imperfective aspect. This applies even to specific, one-time situations like this one. If you were giving a positive command to draw a conclusion, you would switch to the perfective сделай.
Can I translate the English word draw literally in this context?
No, Russian does not use verbs like тянуть (to pull) or рисовать (to draw a picture) for conclusions. In light verb constructions, the verb you use is entirely dependent on the noun. For вывод, the fixed verb is always делать (to do or make).
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