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  • Another extremely informative video describing a very hard to master topic on reflexive verbs. I hope you didn't have any issues with getting this one remembered.
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  • @karlijane9988
    @karlijane9988 5 лет назад +148

    ся=себя Fedor just blew my mind!

    • @Lionman177
      @Lionman177 3 года назад +10

      Yes, because in old Russian people used to say "ся" instead of "себя", and "тя" instead of "тебя". It is still in use in Orthodox church texts and prayers.

    • @ajbone5188
      @ajbone5188 2 года назад +3

      @@Lionman177 language is fucking cool

    • @ROFLBOB24
      @ROFLBOB24 10 месяцев назад

      I was just coming to ask if Ся=себя, it makes a lot of sense.

    • @jakebiggs6361
      @jakebiggs6361 9 месяцев назад

      Yes, this was a very helpful tip!

  • @ManoftheAltar
    @ManoftheAltar 4 года назад +56

    You showed the keyword себя at the end and everything got whole alotta easier. When you're teaching russian you also teach meanings of roots unlike others just Making you try to remember all with no reason. That's why i know you're the best russian teacher in youtube.

  • @2lioncobra
    @2lioncobra 7 лет назад +153

    Best explanation I've ever seen on this topic. Wish I had seen this a few years ago when I was first learning reflexive verbs!

  • @SirMarteenio
    @SirMarteenio 3 года назад +2

    when I search for russian tutorials, I always scroll down until i see this godly channel!

  • @goldykt
    @goldykt 5 лет назад +33

    You are amazing! You clarify so many subjects that have puzzled me for years!

  • @elizabeths50
    @elizabeths50 7 лет назад +26

    I have just recently started learning Russian and this video has been so helpful. I could not figure out why, in the exercises a word spelling would change and the СЯ would replace the former ending of the word from the lesson. It was very frustrating when the lesson did not explain the reason for the spelling change.
    Really clears things up! Thankful to have found your videos. You are pretty clear and concise in your explanations.

  • @stanenglish6819
    @stanenglish6819 4 года назад +7

    I've been studying reflexive verbs for hours and understood nothing but thanks to Fedor,i got it now❤ brief and best explanation

  • @arantes_pinto
    @arantes_pinto 4 года назад +45

    OMG IS THAT WHY 'TO TEACH' IN RUSSIAN IS УЧИТЬ AND 'TO STUDY' IS УЧИТЬСЯ ?
    CAUSE STUDYING IS LIKE TEACHING ONESELF
    I'M MIND BLOWN

    • @OrionCrusader
      @OrionCrusader 4 года назад +2

      Ah, it makes so much sense now. Thanks for pointing that out :)

    • @TelepathShield
      @TelepathShield 2 года назад +1

      No way!!

    • @brazilets
      @brazilets 3 месяца назад

      No way! It makes a lot of sense now! Thank you for blowing my mind too

  • @monikatrajanoska9803
    @monikatrajanoska9803 5 лет назад +3

    You are an awesome teacher!!!

  • @sreedhar75perupally
    @sreedhar75perupally Год назад +1

    Bro you are one of the Finest Teachers I have ever seen 👌👌👌👌 🙏🙏🙏🙏

  • @MichaelKlinePhotoVideo
    @MichaelKlinePhotoVideo 7 лет назад +70

    Perfect example: себя ==> ся. Спасибо большое.

    • @alekseipopov7614
      @alekseipopov7614 6 лет назад +12

      Yes. Ся is an ancient version of себя. Also меня - мя. As exsample помилуй мя господи.

    • @alekseipopov7614
      @alekseipopov7614 5 лет назад

      @@craftah срань господня! Почитайте словарь как своего личного спасителя.

  • @RapidCycling07
    @RapidCycling07 2 года назад +2

    Excellent video. Thanks Fedor!

  • @gabrielelizondogetz870
    @gabrielelizondogetz870 5 лет назад +57

    I know this is an old vid but ся is the same as se/si in Roman languages like Italian and Spanish, hope it helps

    • @Danilego
      @Danilego 4 года назад +10

      Wow, as a Portuguese speaker this does help a lot! Thanks for the insight!

    • @slottraducoesbr2929
      @slottraducoesbr2929 4 года назад +4

      Yes i'm a portuguese and in portuguese is the same, "se"

    • @flavm606
      @flavm606 3 года назад +4

      Like french too !

    • @Eng202
      @Eng202 3 года назад +2

      Exactly! Она улыбается = ella se sonríe

    • @IZABELAqqqqq
      @IZABELAqqqqq 2 месяца назад

      Ik im 5 years late but this helps so much as a Spanish speaker thanks

  • @parsleypalace3272
    @parsleypalace3272 4 месяца назад

    Wow! Thank you. This was super helpful. Your videos are a goldmine to supplement my intro class. You are a fantastic teacher.

  • @KCBCollier
    @KCBCollier Год назад +1

    Great lesson. It may have been 5 years since posting these, but they’re still helpful to people just starting to study Russian. I connect so much with learning the logic behind the language, and feel comforted when a native speaker can assure you there’s no logic to be found and that you just need to go with it (like your take on the neuter gender in the video on gendered nouns). English has so much of that, it would be hypocritical to expect other languages to use the most efficient and unbroken rules.

  • @dwbush777
    @dwbush777 4 года назад +3

    NOW I understand! Thank you for a clear and thorough explanation!

  • @ibrahimkenderian4479
    @ibrahimkenderian4479 2 года назад

    OMG !!!! This channel is a treasure, a real real treasure and this teaching and explanations are legendary…

  • @kasai3562
    @kasai3562 2 года назад

    OH MY GOD your videos help so much!!! so many of these things are not explained clearly to me and these videos really help clear my doubt

  • @caneroner7805
    @caneroner7805 4 года назад

    you are definitely native russian to english teacher who is very effective and and explains clearly that I have been looking for years. Thank you so much

  • @dwbush777
    @dwbush777 5 лет назад +3

    I cant begin to tell you just how helpful this video was. I especially liked the way you thoroughly explained everything and made it He topic so easy to understand. Thank you!

  • @pamelahermano9298
    @pamelahermano9298 Год назад

    Thank you so much for this very clear and concise explanation! Fantastic job on all your videos. I can't recommend your channel enough for anyone interested in learning Russian.

  • @20jeanbar
    @20jeanbar 5 лет назад +3

    Thank you Fedor, everything looks so easy when you explain it.

  • @GregSmith-yv6dd
    @GregSmith-yv6dd 3 года назад +1

    this guy gets it, nice simple and EZ to understand. спасибо

  • @markmarkyyy5632
    @markmarkyyy5632 4 года назад

    Another great lesson. Clear, concise and to the point.

  • @mirkocutura9882
    @mirkocutura9882 3 месяца назад

    you are the best Fedor! greetings from Chile!

  • @SomeOne-rx2xw
    @SomeOne-rx2xw 2 года назад

    Best teacher thanks for teaching us ! Really cleared my confusion with your logical explanations

  • @dominiquefernandez9791
    @dominiquefernandez9791 5 лет назад +4

    Great explanation! Thank you from Perú! Keep up the great work, smile and charisma, very handsome teacher :)

  • @gilbertcastro7621
    @gilbertcastro7621 Год назад

    The best! Fedor! Im learning a lot! In details

  • @cryogoblinTV
    @cryogoblinTV 4 года назад +1

    Excellent video as always

  • @mbelof57
    @mbelof57 7 лет назад +2

    Spacibo eschyo raz, Fedor :)
    Great informative video

  • @mkoprc
    @mkoprc 4 года назад +6

    Hello Fedor. First off, thank you for the superb lessons, they are really helping me take my Russian to the next level. I will get myself another keyboard with the Russian layout sometime soon. Btw, which is the more "common" layout, why are there two totally different layouts?
    Being Slavic myself (Slovenian), I have noticed the -СЯ very soon because for me it was just another proof of how Russians really like to keep things simple. And I love it :D
    To quickly elaborate, in Slovenian we say reflexive verbs the SAME WAY, only that we write the auxiliary (is this the correct term?) verb separately from the verb itself.
    Example: Oblačim se. (I am getting dressed). "Se" is short for "sebe" (oneself).
    So you were right in believing what you did :D
    This has been one of the key factors that tipped my scale to start investing time in learning Russian. I find the simplicity of it, writing and considering it as one single word, simply (haha) pleasing.
    There are other examples like this as well.
    Kind regards, lep pozdrav!

    • @Paketovvv
      @Paketovvv 4 года назад

      Облачение - торжественная одежда 🤔. Например церковное облачение. Хм. Вроде правильно рассуждаю 😁

    • @itsgiag
      @itsgiag Год назад

      In Spanish, it is equivalent to reflexive verbs ending in "-se." For example: "Vestirse" (to dress oneself). "Estoy vistiéndome" or "Me estoy vistiendo" (I'm dressing myself). In this case, "-me" or "me" is the reflexive.
      As you can see, we can put the reflexive in the beginning of the sentence or at the end of the reflexive verb.

  • @edwarda.casimiro9808
    @edwarda.casimiro9808 7 лет назад +1

    That was explained simply and clearly, and I will be using this information in the near future.

    • @soldierside365
      @soldierside365 4 года назад

      I’m from the further future, did you use the information? 😂

  • @K15A6
    @K15A6 Год назад

    I always had a hard time finding the difference of учит and учиться, this video definetly helps

  • @johnarmstrong3140
    @johnarmstrong3140 2 года назад

    Bloody amazing. The penny has dropped. How old is this guy? He’s a great teacher!

  • @irvingblacker
    @irvingblacker 5 лет назад +10

    Totally awesome explanation. A lot of little “Ah ha” moments (meaning that many things have become clearer for me) in this short video. Спасибо большое!

  • @emmettnelson7260
    @emmettnelson7260 2 года назад +1

    Thanks this was very helpful, I was wondering what the verbs ending in Ся were about. Today is my sixth day learning russian and so far I have (mostly) memorized 250 words.

  • @nickburton100
    @nickburton100 5 лет назад +2

    Useful explanation indeed.

  • @robertnelson2756
    @robertnelson2756 2 года назад

    I understand it now thank you Fedor

  • @BRYANTERMULOOFFICAL
    @BRYANTERMULOOFFICAL 7 лет назад

    Good explanation teacher fedor

  • @roblaszlo6675
    @roblaszlo6675 4 года назад

    Thanks Fidor, great job explaining that context.

  • @_andrevieira_
    @_andrevieira_ 6 лет назад +2

    oh my god Fedor, thank you so muchhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @tahiranawaz2987
    @tahiranawaz2987 3 месяца назад

    Will you believe me, I was in kinda constant confusion about reflexive pronouns. It's very much understandable now. Thank you, stay blessed!

  • @yaniraceron4899
    @yaniraceron4899 7 лет назад +1

    You explain very good 👍 Tks

  • @snehamusiclover1
    @snehamusiclover1 6 лет назад +1

    Thanku so much for posting this Video
    It was really very helpful for me 🙏

  • @southj89
    @southj89 2 года назад +1

    This massively improves my understanding of Russian in a single video, superb

  • @mohammadameenzulueta5820
    @mohammadameenzulueta5820 10 месяцев назад

    I am a teacher, so take it from me, he had put in elbow grease in his work. And he is still doing it

  • @odhonarmand644
    @odhonarmand644 5 лет назад +1

    excellently done

  • @sebasbcn2968
    @sebasbcn2968 7 лет назад

    Thanks Федор! Keep the good work :) Nice videos

  • @drdekipetrovic7429
    @drdekipetrovic7429 5 лет назад +2

    Ты прав для ся это короче от себя мы в сербском пользуем се, короче от себе - себя!

  • @erick.gudino
    @erick.gudino 4 года назад

    Thank you!!! Now this stuff have more sense

  • @julioo.1281
    @julioo.1281 7 лет назад +1

    You are an amazing teacher, very clear and creative as well

  • @ready2learn304
    @ready2learn304 7 лет назад +1

    Excellent video! спасибо!

  • @aztecwarrior1421
    @aztecwarrior1421 4 года назад

    I really enjoyed this, thanks

  • @ХаршЛенков
    @ХаршЛенков 4 года назад +1

    Спасибо тебе за помощь.
    Из Индии 🇮🇳

  • @ethiop_frum
    @ethiop_frum 5 лет назад

    Many strange situation in some language You can understand in retrospect. If You'll find some very old notes in old Russian language, You can find "ся" not like part of words, but like single word after verbs. Ся was is old short form of modern word себя.

  • @dabeagleigl
    @dabeagleigl 3 года назад

    Fedor these videos are simply wonderful. I would like to suggest to you that your explain intransitive verb category 2 as being like what is known as passive voice. The door was opened, the csr was driven, the ship was sunk etc. in which we either do not know who is doing the action or do not wish to state it. So no subject = no identifiable agent acting on the object. But, another example of the wonderful subtlety of language, if you say “the ship was sunk”, it means that it was definitely caused by something, if you say “the ship sank”, it is a little different. Clearly there must have been a cause, but you are referring to just the physical action of the ship.
    In general is the relexive suffix the way passive voice is handled in russian?

  • @jhendy9167
    @jhendy9167 7 лет назад

    I agree with the other comments. Easiest explanation I've seen for this. You are AWESOME!!!!!!! Keep the vids coming

  • @stoianmihail8480
    @stoianmihail8480 3 года назад

    This was good! thank you

  • @fake-r-
    @fake-r- 4 года назад +1

    ся is something near "self" i guess.
    But not it exactly.
    Also here mb someone need:
    "Себя" or "Меня" - myself (difference: себя is when i do something with myself like "я помыл(have wash) себя" or someone do something with himself "он помыл себя" ; меня is when someone do something to ME only "он накормил (has feed) меня")
    So in most cases "ся" is reduction from "себя".
    "Я помылся" or "Он помылся" has same value with "Я помыл себя" or "Он помыл себя".
    But still ся not always mean себя... Its really hard to explain tho...
    Really.

  • @prasadashish911
    @prasadashish911 7 лет назад

    thank you Fedor, this video is very helpful.))

  • @annaleeolsen311
    @annaleeolsen311 7 лет назад +3

    This is an amazing explanation! I love your videos, they always make learning Russian so much easier! I do have a question though. Would the sentence я думаю тебя ошибается be correct? I just want to make sure because I made this sentence on my own and if I made a mistake I'd want to fix it immediately so I don't make it again in the future.

    • @starvationthatsit8303
      @starvationthatsit8303 4 года назад +1

      I know this is a comment from 2 years ago, and the answer has most likely been found somewhere else, but if not, I hope I help
      I've been learning Russian for about 7 months now, and I think I know enough to be able to answer.
      I'm pretty sure there are two options. Either "Я думаю, тебя ошибается" with a coma. I'm not exactly sure if this one would be correct though. I know for sure "Я думаю, что тебя ошибается" is correct

    • @МитриевЮрий
      @МитриевЮрий 3 года назад +1

      @@starvationthatsit8303 My comment is late for 8 months. "Я думаю, тебя ошибается" is incorrect. "Я думаю, (что) ты ошибаешься" - this is right one. It is complex sentense in Russian. Principal clause - "Я думаю / I`m thinking" , then coma and connecting word "(что)/that", then subordinate clause "ты ошибаешься / you`re wrong" . Connecting word can often be dropped out and replaced by pause in oral speech.

  • @pri95gal
    @pri95gal 4 года назад

    you amazing!!

  • @honeyinglune8957
    @honeyinglune8957 2 года назад

    The jeweled self dribbling basketball is relevant here.

  • @akbarchills
    @akbarchills 4 года назад +1

    Spasibo

  • @jughead5421
    @jughead5421 2 года назад

    Great video

  • @hughjanus7712
    @hughjanus7712 4 дня назад

    The door opened by itself it’s paranormal

  • @swim2fast
    @swim2fast 5 лет назад +2

    Hi, could you make top 25 most commonly used reflexive words/verbs.

  • @homaghezel3272
    @homaghezel3272 4 года назад

    Thanks.

  • @Jellygamer0
    @Jellygamer0 5 лет назад +6

    So it can be the Russian equivalent of zich/zichzelf in Dutch? This is helpful, спасибо!

  • @mks5345
    @mks5345 3 года назад

    Brilliant.

  • @youcefbey
    @youcefbey 4 года назад

    in 2 second :
    Conjugate the verb in the normal way then..
    Add “сь” when the verb ends in a vowel.
    Add “ся” when it does not end in a vowel.

  • @cenkee
    @cenkee 7 лет назад

    very informative. thanks!

  • @badisbadis8336
    @badisbadis8336 6 лет назад +1

    Спасибо хорошего работы

  • @schwaemmy
    @schwaemmy 4 года назад +2

    I have two questions,
    1) How do you know whether ся is referring to ones self or an ongoing process? From what I can tell they are the same, so context is needed. 2) What if you wanted to omit the object but then would adding ся change it? For instance, я вижу, because it does not have an object, do I need to add ся? Thanks!

  • @tofinoguy
    @tofinoguy 6 лет назад +8

    Question: In English, we can say, "I'm thinking". There is no object in this case. But in Russian, is it not acceptable to say simply, "Я думаю"? Why is this is not in a reflexive form? Thanks.

    • @jolevangelista
      @jolevangelista 5 лет назад +8

      Вполне приемлемо. Как раз так и говорят. Можно ещё сказать - мне думается, что.... Но это довольно неформально и более осторожно.

    • @ХаршЛенков
      @ХаршЛенков 4 года назад

      @K4M4K4Z не может понимать, что она сказала? 🙃

  • @sammarrumardjukie2283
    @sammarrumardjukie2283 6 лет назад

    thank you very much, this is very helpful! :)

  • @ahmedsayhood
    @ahmedsayhood 7 лет назад

    great video as usual..

  • @project-pe6ly
    @project-pe6ly 7 лет назад +21

    it's like in spanish.. makes sense to me

    • @bonbonpony
      @bonbonpony 6 лет назад

      So what is the Spanish counterpart of "-ся"?

    • @bonbonpony
      @bonbonpony 6 лет назад

      Good to know, thanks :) Looks like this is a more general pattern among many languages :J

    • @martinprince7728
      @martinprince7728 6 лет назад +1

      Thats so true!!! I had been struggling with the "-ся" kind of structure till I realized that Spanish had a pretty similar one

    • @slottraducoesbr2929
      @slottraducoesbr2929 4 года назад +2

      @@bonbonpony i don't know. But in portuguese is "se" /si/ as in "desculpar-se" "encontrar-se" etc. In spanish may be something similar

  • @jamesedegroot
    @jamesedegroot 5 лет назад

    Very good.

  • @jess5427
    @jess5427 4 года назад

    Оооо, he's so cuutttteee

  • @adamdanforth2885
    @adamdanforth2885 7 лет назад

    Well done!

  • @000hasem000
    @000hasem000 7 лет назад

    Thank you soo mcuh

  • @anthony2364
    @anthony2364 7 месяцев назад

    CR
    Spanish has the same verb structure with se.
    Spanish and russian both originate fron Latin language.

  • @patriciadirickx7248
    @patriciadirickx7248 3 года назад

    Best ever …… guys, follow the befluent camp ! It’s g r e a t

  • @KruegerCable
    @KruegerCable 6 лет назад +5

    У нас, в Рязани, запросто говорят "паркуюся", "злюся", "вернувшися", "поднимаюся"

    • @Татьяна-э1я1х
      @Татьяна-э1я1х 5 лет назад +1

      Забавно. А моя прабабушка 1905-го г.р. говорила: "Вон твоя тужурка висится", чем страшно меня веселила в детстве. Это в Сибири.

    • @Ворохиикракосмическихтварей
      @Ворохиикракосмическихтварей 5 лет назад

      В арабском тоже самое, в одном городе говорят как обычно, в другом уже всё по-другому.

    • @ethiop_frum
      @ethiop_frum 5 лет назад

      Это нормально! Древняя форма всплывает:
      приближи бо ся Царствие Небесное
      (потому что приблизилось Царство Небесное)

  • @dedede5586
    @dedede5586 4 года назад

    how have i just now found this channel????

  • @paranoidhusky5783
    @paranoidhusky5783 7 лет назад

    Thanks

  • @BRYANTERMULOOFFICAL
    @BRYANTERMULOOFFICAL 7 лет назад +1

    Should i apply сь и ся everytime you ask about yourself?

    • @nicky85926
      @nicky85926 7 лет назад

      BRYAN TERMULO OFFICIAL я хочу знать тоже пожалуйста

    • @nicky85926
      @nicky85926 7 лет назад

      Do like, "сейчас я должен учусь"

    • @uberfella
      @uberfella 6 лет назад

      Nick B сейчас я должен учиться*

  • @crackaby7075
    @crackaby7075 3 года назад +2

    Can "-ся" be used when you say "I'm eating"?

    • @SlayKids-vy1oh
      @SlayKids-vy1oh Месяц назад

      no you would just say > the reason for this is because you are not eating yourself, you are eating food. hope this is still useful to you after such a long time :)

  • @maisoonshaaban5751
    @maisoonshaaban5751 4 года назад

    Perfect

  • @tengkuoki7202
    @tengkuoki7202 7 лет назад +2

    Привет !) сможешь рассказать о глаголе СВ и НСВ ?
    Я начал заниматься русском 7 месяцев назад

  • @SuperMatag
    @SuperMatag 6 лет назад +1

    9:29 mind blown

  • @jennergonzalez3176
    @jennergonzalez3176 7 лет назад +21

    is this sentence correct : фильм начался пять минут назад 🙄🙄🙄

    • @nicky85926
      @nicky85926 7 лет назад +1

      Я смотрю для люди что хотят говорить по Русский

    • @mihanich
      @mihanich 7 лет назад +15

      jenner gonzalez absolutely correct

  • @RuilinLinRyan
    @RuilinLinRyan 7 лет назад +1

    Is it possible to turn a verb into reflexive by changing the ending? Or is their a set group of verbs that just happen to be reflexive?

    • @bonbonpony
      @bonbonpony 6 лет назад +1

      I think that there might be some exceptions. E.g. "Я пеюсь" may sound odd, because it would imply that you are singing yourself, which isn't quite possible, because singing is usually done to something, e.g. a song. If you cannot sing someone, you also cannot sing yourself :q Unless it would mean something in the lines of "I'm singing to myself". But we need a native speaker to resolve that issue, because I'm just guessing here.

    • @jolevangelista
      @jolevangelista 5 лет назад +1

      @@bonbonpony you are right. There is no way you can say Я поюсь. But it is ok to say Мне поется (просто такое настроение мол). Мне близ тебя хорошо и поется. Мне поется у реки. Весело мне поется эта песня. Отчего мне поется сегодня? All these examples are sound a bit poetic to Russian ear.

  • @bananatiger
    @bananatiger 4 года назад

    I don't quite understand the "Meaning To Be" verbs. Can somebody help me out with this please?

  • @kimoneshaw667
    @kimoneshaw667 3 года назад

    The real HU 💯

  • @ascensionvaldes1412
    @ascensionvaldes1412 3 года назад

    👌👌❤️❤️

  • @hassaneinsaadi2560
    @hassaneinsaadi2560 7 лет назад +1

    👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

  • @speaknoww680
    @speaknoww680 3 года назад

    😍😍😍😍😍😍

  • @wedgedlemon4424
    @wedgedlemon4424 2 года назад

    Ahh now I understand ся because of the себя thing but I'm still a little confused on сь. Can someone help me?