impersonal russian

• ве́риться

  to believe (impersonal with dative), to be able to believe

  to be believable, to be credible

• дыша́ться

  to breathe (impersonal), to get air

• зноби́ть

  to impersonal verb used to describe being feverish or shivering.

• сиде́ться

  to stay put, to sit still, to feel like staying (somewhere)

  to sit (impersonal), to be comfortable to sit

• безли́чный

  impersonal

  impersonal, characterless, faceless, without individuality

• безли́чность

  lack of personality, lack of individuality, facelessness

  impersonality, impersonal nature

• обезли́чивать

  to depersonalize, to deprive of individuality, to make impersonal, to anonymize

  to deprive of personal responsibility, to make responsibility impersonal

• обезличиваемый

  depersonalized, being depersonalized, made impersonal, being made impersonal

• обезли́чить

  to depersonalize, to make impersonal, to divest of individuality

• жи́ться

  to live (impersonally), to fare, to get on

  to how is life, to how are you getting on

• безли́чие

  lack of personality, lack of individuality, impersonality

• гуля́ться

  to feel like walking/strolling (impersonally), to be nice for a walk (impersonally)

• обезли́чивающий

  depersonalizing, impersonalizing, dehumanizing

Examples

• В русском языке есть безличные предложения.

  There are impersonal sentences in Russian.

• Этот текст написан сухим, безличным стилем.

  This text is written in a dry, impersonal style.

• Его ответ был вежливым, но совершенно безличным.

  His answer was polite but completely impersonal.

• Безличие речи делало доклад скучным и сухим.

  The impersonal style of the speech made the presentation dull and dry.

• Он жаловался на безличность современного города.

  He complained about the impersonality of the modern city.

• Безличность анкеты не позволяла узнать человека лучше.

  The impersonal nature of the questionnaire made it impossible to get to know the person better.

• Обезличенный ответ службы поддержки никому не помог.

  The impersonal response from customer support helped no one.

• Ему не нравится обезличенный стиль новых районов.

  He doesn’t like the impersonal style of the new neighborhoods.