Russian Interjection


Definition: Parts of the speech that can independent express the emotion or a reaction. They are marked by a feature of intonation that is usually shown in writing by an exclamation point

Note: We must keep in mind that an interjection can form a complete idea or a sentence.

The interjections are classified in:

Primary Interjection: These kinds of interjections derived from other words. Some examples are:

  • ah!--------------->a!---------> ah!
  • oh!, ouch!--------->ой! -------> oĭ!
  • akh!, ugh!--------->ах!--------> ah!
  • aha!---------------->ага!-------> aga!
Secondary Interjection: These kinds of interjections derived from other words. Some examples are:
  • My god!---------->Ей-б о гу!-------> Yeĭ-b o gu!
  • Stop!------------->П о лно! --------> P o lno razve!
  • oh really!-------->разве!-----------> razve!
  • to the devil!----->к чёрту!--------> k chërtu!
Idiomatic Interjection: These are some expressions which sometimes work as interjections. Some examples are:
  • Come what may!-------->Был а – не был а!----> Byl a – ne byl a!
  • What do you know!---->Вот так-так! ------------> Vot tak-tak!
Foreign Interjection: These are special words from foreign languages that have a special meaning. For example:
  • Bravo!!!------------------>Бр а во!!!-----------> Br a vo!!!
  • Hurrah!!! Hurrah!!!---->Ур а!!! Ур а!!!------> Ur a!!! Ur a!!!

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