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English uses prepositions instead to modify meaning, as you described.
приехал literal "drove in" переехал "drove over" подъехал "drove up"
> can be added to just about any word adding a flavor you may not have even experienced
That's definitely true. this makes translating from russian lose quite a lot of color.
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English uses prepositions instead to modify meaning, as you described.
приехал literal "drove in" переехал "drove over" подъехал "drove up"
> can be added to just about any word adding a flavor you may not have even experienced
That's definitely true. this makes translating from russian lose quite a lot of color.