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Certain verbs and predicative expressions require that an accompanying clause be introduced by the correlative construction consisting of the proper form of тћ plus что.
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Such clauses can often be introduced by "the fact that" in English, but often a verb in -ing makes for a smoother translation.
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Compare the use of the verb разговђривать (1) with a prepositional phrase and (2) with a clause; just as the noun is in the Prepositional case in (1), so is the word тћ in the Prepositional case in (2):
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Онќ разговђривали о языкђх в СССР.
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They were talking about languages in the USSR.
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Онќ разговђривали о тћм, что в СССР говорќли на рђзных языкђх.
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They were talking about the fact that in the USSR many different languages were spoken.
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Listed below are predicative expressions with which the correlative construction is optional: you can introduce the clause simply with что.
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довћлен + Instrumental 'be satisfied with'
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Онђ ћчень довћльна мољй рабћтой.
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She's very pleased with my work.
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Онђ ћчень довћльна (тљм), что ї хорошћ рабћтаю.
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She's very pleased that I'm doing good work.
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привІкнуть к + Dative 'get used to'
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Ћн привІк к похвалђм крќтиков.
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He's used to the critics' praise.
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Ћн привІк (к томџ), что крќтики егћ всегдђ хвђлят.
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He's used to the critics' always praising him.
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With these words the correlative construction is obligatory:
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начђться с + Genitive
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Всё началћсь с тогћ, что ћн поспћрил с нљй.
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It all started with his arguing with her.
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кћнчиться + Instrumental
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Кћнчилось тљм, что Сђша ушёл.
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It ended up with Sasha's leaving.
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знаменќт + Instrumental
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Францџзы знаменќты тљм, что онќ лєбят вкџсно пољсть.
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The French are famous for liking to eat well.
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Here are some useful expression often used with the correlative construction:
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дљло в тћм, что 'the fact is,...'
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Дљло в тћм, что Пљтя не умљет пљть.
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The fact is, Petya doesn't know how to sing.
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Нљт, дљло не в ітом.
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No, that's not the point.
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несмотрї на тћ, что... 'in spite of the fact that...'
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Јтот словђрь ћчень полљзный, несмотрї на тћ, что ћн небольшћй.
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This dictionary is very useful, in spite of the fact that it is rather small.
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