Slishkom, takoy zhe, vdvoe: words around a quality
Slishkom means more than needed: slishkom dorogo, slishkom malenkaya. The adjective stays as it is; nothing to change. For example: “Эта комната слишком маленькая” — This room is too small. A rule from the Russian course: worked out on examples, not memorized as a wording.
How it works
Slishkom means more than needed: slishkom dorogo, slishkom malenkaya. The adjective stays as it is; nothing to change.
Equality is caught by takoy zhe ... kak: kvartira takaya zhe, kak u sestry. Stolko zhe, skolko works for amounts: platim stolko zhe, skolko ty.
The difference is counted on two roads. How many times over — vdvoe dorozhe. By how much — na desyat tysyach dorozhe. The preposition decides: v multiplies, na adds.
Table
| What we say | How | Example |
|---|---|---|
| too much | slishkom | slishkom dorogo |
| equality | takoy zhe ... kak | takaya zhe, kak u sestry |
| times over | vdvoe | vdvoe dorozhe |
| by how much | na plus the number | na desyat tysyach dorozhe |
By example
- Эта комната слишком маленькаяEta komnata slishkom malenkayaThis room is too small
- Квартира такая же, как у сестрыKvartira takaya zhe, kak u sestryThe apartment is the same as my sister's
- Новая квартира на десять тысяч дорожеNovaya kvartira na desyat tysyach dorozheThe new apartment is ten thousand more expensive
How the rule settles in your head
A rule is not memorized from an explanation. It is memorized from an attempt to use it and a mistake — that is why the app delivers it mixed in with words, not as a separate lesson: it resurfaces exactly where you forgot it.
Frequently asked
How to say too expensive in Russian?
Slishkom means more than needed: slishkom dorogo, slishkom malenkaya. The adjective stays as it is; nothing to change.
Takoy zhe kak: the same as?
Equality is caught by takoy zhe ... kak: kvartira takaya zhe, kak u sestry. Stolko zhe, skolko works for amounts: platim stolko zhe, skolko ty.
How to say twice as expensive?
Slishkom means more than needed: slishkom dorogo, slishkom malenkaya. The adjective stays as it is; nothing to change.
Na desyat tysyach dorozhe: the difference?
The difference is counted on two roads. How many times over — vdvoe dorozhe. By how much — na desyat tysyach dorozhe. The preposition decides: v multiplies, na adds.
What does it look like in a Russian example sentence?
“Эта комната слишком маленькая” (Eta komnata slishkom malenkaya) — This room is too small. A rule is easier to test on sentences like this than to memorize as a wording: what surfaces in conversation is the sentence.