2 questions

[mourrif.livejournal.com]

I just started to study Russian language. I stumble on two words that I can't translate.

1)угу
2)серчай
Somebody could help me?
Thanks in advance.

Comments

[sinee-solnce.livejournal.com]

1) aha, ok
2) 2 get angry, but it is actually an archaism

:)

[luminoushowl.livejournal.com]

1) yep

[helli-holly.livejournal.com]

1) yes, that's right
2) be angry

[the-oldest.livejournal.com]

1) Something like "yeah".
2) Imperative form of "сердиться" which means "being angry". Often used in phrases like "не серчай" = "cool down". Archaic construction.

[the-oldest.livejournal.com]

WTF! I wanted to be first(((:

[la-sincerite.livejournal.com]

2) the same of "сердись" which is more modern

[oryx_and_crake]

Putting it in a more linguistic vein, серчай is an imperative of the verb серчать, which in turn is an an archaic form of the verb сердиться (to be angry).

[gnomygnomy.livejournal.com]

I like your linguistic veins.

:-D

[archaicos.livejournal.com]

yep, also used with prefix о: осерчать: он осерчал = he got angry.

[wolk-off.livejournal.com]

It's not "used with," it's, putting it back to linguistic veins according to oryx_and_crake's advice, perfective vs. imperfective aspect (осерчать is perfective, серчать is imperfective.)

:)))

[mourrif.livejournal.com]

Thank you all! Very very kind!

Re: :)))

[ex-lvs67134.livejournal.com]

u can't say "серчай" without "не"

Re: :)))

[dekarmi.livejournal.com]

Foreigners can.

Re: :)))

[wire-shock.livejournal.com]

You can but you usually won't :-)

Re: :)))

[scolar.livejournal.com]

What about that: "Серчай, не серчай - всё без толку."?

[ex-forest-l.livejournal.com]

1) Aha (a little grumpily)
2) give me the context if you want the accurate answer, but it definitely is something to do with anger.

[bakabaka.livejournal.com]

In very rare cases (when used by some internet-addicted people), "серчать" means "to search".