Semyon: посмотреть ее

[Elena Ostrovskaya]

Interesting question. My understanding of this phrase has always been
that *посмотреть ее
= *to check on her, hence the transitive verb. In terms of constructions,
 that is, посмотреть ее = посмотреть, как она, which is different from
посмотреть на нее, of course. And to my ear, this particular use does not
sound as Platonov's grammar twist, but as a use possible in colloquial
Russian. Unfortunately, my quick dictionary search has not provided me with
any examples of this use.
So, for what it may be worth.

Best,
Elena



2013/3/24 Robert Chandler <kcf19 at dial.pipex.com>

> Dear all,
>
> Can anyone tell me the effect of this unusual omission of the preposition
> на?
>
> Мать по-прежнему лежала на полу на  перине, покрытая  одеялом, а сверху большой дерюгой. Она спряталась там с головой и не вставала.
>  Семен подошел к матери -- *посмотреть ее* и спросить, что ему нужно делать с утра, чего  стряпать  ребятишкам  и  где  занять денег до получки отца.
>    --  Не  надо  ее открывать,-- сказал отец Семену,-- она под утро умерла.
>
> Semyon went over to his mother to look on her ??? and ask what
> needed doing this morning: what should he cook for the children, and where
> could he borrow some money until father got paid.
>
>  Normal phrasing would be "посмотреть на нее," wouldn't it? But Platonov
> has "посмотреть ее."
>
> All the best,
>
> Robert
>
>
>
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