culture   Russian-speaking countries
15 commonsense assertions
Concepts (15) • word formation (1) • word order in sentences (1) • adjective (1) • affix (1) • apartment (1) • aspect (1) • capitalization (1) • celebrating new year (1) • conjunction (1) • fairy tale (1) • friendship (1) • her (1) • plurals (1) • tea (1) • toasting (1)
# Concept Culture Statement Freq.
1 word formation Russian-speaking countries In Russian-speaking countries, word formation involves modifying word meanings using complex inflectional rules with prefixes and endings using Cyrillic letters. 2
2 word order in sentences Russian-speaking countries In Russian-speaking countries, the standard word order in sentences is Subject-Object-Verb (SOV), but it can be changed for emphasis or style. 2
3 adjective Russian-speaking countries In Russian-speaking countries, adjectives must agree in gender and case with the noun they modify. 1
4 affix Russian-speaking countries In Russian-speaking countries, affixes like prefixes and suffixes are widely used to modify word meanings and indicate grammar. 1
5 apartment Russian-speaking countries In Russian-speaking countries, apartments often include a separate room for social gatherings called the 'gostinaya'. 1
6 aspect Russian-speaking countries In Russian-speaking countries, the word 'aspect' refers to a grammatical category indicating the completion of an action. 1
7 capitalization Russian-speaking countries In Russian-speaking countries, there is less emphasis on capitalizing the first letter of a sentence and more focus on using capitalization for emphasis in informal writing. 1
8 celebrating new year Russian-speaking countries New Year's Eve is the main holiday in Russian-speaking countries, celebrated with a festive dinner and gifts. 1
9 conjunction Russian-speaking countries Conjunctions are critical in creating complex sentences with elaborate structures in Russian-speaking countries. 1
10 fairy tale Russian-speaking countries Russian-speaking fairy tales often include moral ambiguity and ambiguous endings. 1
11 friendship Russian-speaking countries In Russian-speaking countries, friends may shake hands and use patronymic names to address each other. 1
12 her Russian-speaking countries "In Russian-speaking countries, 'her' can be used as a form of address for a woman." 1
13 plurals Russian-speaking countries Nouns in Russian-speaking countries can have varying plural forms based on gender and ending. 1
14 tea Russian-speaking countries Tea in Russian-speaking countries is typically consumed without milk and often with lemon. 1
15 toasting Russian-speaking countries In Russian-speaking countries, it is important to make eye contact with each person present when toasting. 1