Questions...

[lahalla-koala.livejournal.com]

We are having an exam in my Russian class next week, and part of the review is translating a passage from English to Russian. I just have a few sentences I'm confused about:

This room is mine.

I've read Anna Karenina by Tolstoy in Russian and now I can read it in in English too.

What case should "is mine" be in? I'm not sure how to say "by Tolstoy" or how to properly the structure the second half of of that statement.

Thanks in advance for any help provided!

Comments

[upthera44.livejournal.com]

Why do you use прочел and not прочитал? I've never heard прочел before... is that more conversational or does it have a different connotation than прочитал?

[ceiteach.livejournal.com]

Both are possible here. I don't see any difference in meaning... I usually say прочитала, and прочла - very rarely.