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superslayer18.livejournal.comHey guys, two quick questions for you, both from the same sentence :)
I was listening to Куда приводят мечты by UmaTurman and was pleasantly surprised that I understood the majority of the song. It's pretty slow, but quite nice!
Anyways, at one point he sings "Давай-ка выпьем по сто грамм что ли" (taken from an online lyrics site where I was double checking that I wasn't hearing things incorrectly).
Why would he use давай-КА? Is it just a slangy variant or is there some grammar rule I'm missing here? EDIT: Can you add it to imperative? Like Читай-ка or беги-ка? What about in the formal? Would it be давайте-ка?
I assume Что ли is just a way of ending a sentence looking for an affirmative answer, like "how about it?". Is that correct?
Thanks!
I was listening to Куда приводят мечты by UmaTurman and was pleasantly surprised that I understood the majority of the song. It's pretty slow, but quite nice!
Anyways, at one point he sings "Давай-ка выпьем по сто грамм что ли" (taken from an online lyrics site where I was double checking that I wasn't hearing things incorrectly).
Why would he use давай-КА? Is it just a slangy variant or is there some grammar rule I'm missing here? EDIT: Can you add it to imperative? Like Читай-ка or беги-ка? What about in the formal? Would it be давайте-ка?
I assume Что ли is just a way of ending a sentence looking for an affirmative answer, like "how about it?". Is that correct?
Thanks!
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