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What is the difference between короткий and краткий ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between короткий and краткий ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
I know Краткий from Й (и краткое), which literally means "short и"
I also remember that короткий refers to short (for people) (I could easily be wrong though)
In the following situations, which is used?
Short (for time) e.g. After a short chat I have to leave. (После краткого/короткого расговар нужно мне уйтй)
Short (for length of objects) e.g. This is a short pencil (Этот карандаш краток/короток?)
Short (of place) e.g. Short(?) mountain короткая/краткая гора
In case you can find other usages, please also list them.
I also remember that короткий refers to short (for people) (I could easily be wrong though)
In the following situations, which is used?
Short (for time) e.g. After a short chat I have to leave. (После краткого/короткого расговар нужно мне уйтй)
Short (for length of objects) e.g. This is a short pencil (Этот карандаш краток/короток?)
Short (of place) e.g. Short(?) mountain короткая/краткая гора
In case you can find other usages, please also list them.
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Короткий разговор (краткий разговор - другой смысл), короткий карандаш, низкая/невысокая гора
Краткий обзор/краткое резюме/краткий курс -сжатый (brief)
Краткий человек - немногословный
Кратко/вкратце/коротко - в двух словах (briefly)
Короткий рассказ/промежуток времени - маленький
Короткий(ая/ще) день/верёвка/ружьё - о длине и времени, но не о росте или высоте (при этом коротышка - человек маленького роста - уничижительно)
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It’s a bit hard to explain, you know.
You can use Краткий for talk (краткий разговор), you can also use короткий in this case (короткий разговор), which means “brief”.
Examples: краткий миг = короткий миг (short moment), краткая история = короткая история (short story)
I think these words are interchangeable
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Короткий разговор (краткий разговор - другой смысл), короткий карандаш, низкая/невысокая гора
Краткий обзор/краткое резюме/краткий курс -сжатый (brief)
Краткий человек - немногословный
Кратко/вкратце/коротко - в двух словах (briefly)
Короткий рассказ/промежуток времени - маленький
Короткий(ая/ще) день/верёвка/ружьё - о длине и времени, но не о росте или высоте (при этом коротышка - человек маленького роста - уничижительно)
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Спасибо за ваши ответы.
So there's another низкий for height of people and objects.
So there's another низкий for height of people and objects.
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"краткий" устарелая форма от "короткий".
В наши дни "краткий" имеет немного другое значение.
"Короткий" используем, когда говорим о: длине, размере предмета и т.д.
Например:
1. У стола [ КОРОТКИЕ] ножки.
Tha table legs are [short].
"краткий" используем, когда говорим о: долготе (звука), сроке/ времени и т.д.
Например:
1. Краткий звук (short sound)
2.Работа должна быть выполнена [ в кратчайшие сроки] - The work must be done [ in the shortest possible time]
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