Semyon: посмотреть ее

[Robert Chandler]

Many thanks to all of you who have answered!

R.

On 24 Mar 2013, at 19:27, Elena Ostrovskaya <elena.ostrovskaya at GMAIL.COM> wrote:

> 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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