Today I saw an advertisement for Мегафон that said "Свобода начинается с тебя"
Why is с тебя not instrumental? I would have expected с тобой to be correct, but apparently that's not the case.
Russian Grammar Question: "Свобода начинается с тебя"
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Re: Russian Grammar Question: "Свобода начинается с тебя"
"C" can also govern the genitive with the meaning "since" or "from". In this case, it's just the rection of the verb: начинать(ся) с чего-то/кого-то.
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Re: Russian Grammar Question: "Свобода начинается с тебя"
Josquin wrote:"C" can also govern the genitive with the meaning "since" or "from". In this case, it's just the rection of the verb: начинать(ся) с чего-то/кого-то.
ahhh I didn't even think of that. That makes perfect sense. Thank you!
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Re: Russian Grammar Question: "Свобода начинается с тебя"
hello i am russian native
because "с тобой" - this mean him as object and with this object we can feel the liberty or above
and "с тебя" - this mean that him as primary target, main and first link in the chain of the liberty
because "с тобой" - this mean him as object and with this object we can feel the liberty or above
and "с тебя" - this mean that him as primary target, main and first link in the chain of the liberty
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