'kushat''

[Alina Israeli]

I just came accross an article by V.N. Skibo "Trudnosti perevoda
russko-anglijskix parallelej EST', KUSHAT' - TO EAT, TO HAVE A MEAL"
published in "Tetradi perevodchika" #10, 1973.

Most of the examples are with "est'". There are a few examples with
"kushat'" from Chekhov including "Kushaj rjabchika". Isn't it where
Mayakovsky got the idea? There is also an example from Paustovskij:

Ja tak malo EL, chto podruchnym dlja deda Mykoly okazalsja vpolne
podxodjashchim. To obstojatel'stvo, chto ja otkazalsja ot doli i "malo
KUSHAL", xotja i bylo na ruku dedu Mykole, no sil'no ego smushchalo.

Then the author commented:

Vyrazhenie "malo KUSHAL", xaraktertnoe dlja deda Mykoly (po nacional'nosti
ukrainca), vzjato Paustovskim v kavychki, chtoby podcherknut' kolorit ego
rechi. Geroj dlja mestnyx rybakov chuzhoj, i kogda on govorit o sebe, to
upotrebljaet glagol EST', a kogda citiruet deda Mykolu - KUSHAT'.

Alina Israeli

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Alina Israeli
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4400 Mass. Ave., NW                     fax:    (202) 885-1076
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aisrael at american.edu

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