What languages have no articles?

Articles are found in many Indo-European languages, Semitic languages (only the definite article), and Polynesian languages; however, they are formally absent from many of the world’s major languages including: Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Mongolian, many Turkic languages (incl.

How is the Russian language structured?

Russian has a more flexible sentence structure than the English language. The usual structure is subject-verb-object, but you can easily change the word order in a Russian sentence without changing the meaning too much. However, there are still some stylistic and context changes to be aware of.

Does Russian have declensions?

In Russian there are three declensions: The second declension is used for most masculine and neuter nouns. The third declension is used for feminine nouns ending in ь.

Which is the indefinite article?

The indefinite article (a, an) is used before a noun that is general or when its identity is not known. There are certain situations in which a noun takes no article. As a guide, the following definitions and table summarize the basic use of articles.

Does Hindi have indefinite articles?

Hindi is one of many languages which lack a definite article. And, though Hindi does have an indefinite article, its use is much more restricted than its English counterpart. Not unlike many other languages, Hindi’s indefinite article, ek, is the same as the word for one.

What category language is Russian?

Russian is an East Slavic language of the wider Indo-European family. It is a descendant of the language used in Kievan Rus’, a loose conglomerate of East Slavic tribes from the late 9th to the mid 13th centuries.

Do Russian schools teach English?

Yes, they do. A foreign language is a mandatory subject in Russian National Curriculum from 10 years old to 17 yo. But some schools start teaching a foreign language from 8 or 9 yo. And mostly it is English (next two are German and French, but it’s much rarer).

Does Russia have more words than English?

Steven Frank, the author of The Pen Commandments claims that English has 500,000 words with German having about 135,000 and French having fewer than 100,000….Counting the Words in the Dictionary.