aspect question

[Dan Shippee]

>From the Russian language perspective, it would depend on if you want to emphasis that she completed throwing the ball, or just that the action took place.  Я смотрел, как она бросила мяч is perfective, so the emphasis is on the completion of the action - she threw the ball (just once) and then was done with the ball.   я смотрел, как она бросала мяч, as the imperfective, has more emphasis on the action simply taking place - I saw her throw the ball and can confirm that the ball was indeed thrown, and that's all.

Hope that helps.



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Doesn't "watching" imply a continuing action?  Something more in line with: 
Я смотрел(а), как она бросает мяч.
or
Я смотрел(а), как она бросала мяч.
or
Я смотрел(а), как она бросила мяч.

It would depend on whether "she" was throwing the ball repeatedly, or just threw it once.



On Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 2:30 PM, Konstantin Kudinov <kudichster at gmail.com> wrote:

Я видел, как она бросила мяч
>Я увидел, что она бросила мяч
>Я видел - она бросила мяч.
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>2013/2/21 Gladney, Frank Y <gladney at illinois.edu>
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>Dear Russian speakers,
>>
>>How do you say "I watched her throw the ball"?
>>
>>Frank Y. Gladney
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