ego proneslo could either mean that he had diarrhea or that he managed to have a narrow escape from a fatal blow. What rules here is not disease or even misfortune but total lack of control over the situation--just as with all impersonals in Russian.
----- Original Message -----
From: Robert Chandler <kcf19 at DIAL.PIPEX.COM>
Date: Thursday, August 28, 2008 3:40 pm
Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] Impersonal with accusative d.o.
> Or worse than being ill:
>
> Ego zadavilo tramvaem...
>
> R.
>
>
>
>
> > Peter,
> > There is also ego rvet/ ego vyrvalo. Maybe it has to do with
> being ill! :)
> >
> > Regards,
> > Sara
> >
> >
> > On 8/28/08, pscotto at mtholyoke.edu <pscotto at mtholyoke.edu> wrote:
> >>
> >> Can anyone think of impersonal constructions with accusative
> direct object
> >> of the type:
> >>
> >> Emu otorvalo golovu.
> >>
> >> Menia toshnilo.
> >>
> >> These are the ones that come to my mind. Are they comparatively
> rare?>>
> >> Peter Scotto
> >> Mount Holyoke College
> >>
> >>
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