Russian suffix -nost' ?

Question

Please forgive the transliteration, but my Internet Explorer doesn't seem to like my Cyrillic letters.

I'm practicing some (elementary, I think) Russian translation, and I have a question. Does the suffix -nost', when added to the end of an adjective "transform" that adjective into a noun? I'm thinking of the way that "-ness" in English can work...is this the same kind of thing? Seems to make sense in the context of the word, but I wanted to check with some experts.

Thanks!!

Answer 1

"Internet Explorer doesn't seem to like my Cyrillic letters."

Strange, it should work just fine - I switch my system keyboard to "RU" and can type here normally:

АБВГДЕЁЖЗ...

May be you have a know Internet Explorer problem covered on this page -

http://RusWin.net/IEinput.htm

?

Answer 2

Yes, you're right. This suffix (written "-ность" in Cyrylic alphabet) transforms the adjective into a noun. It can be also found in Polish language, written as "-ność" (for example: "wolny" - "free", "wolność" - "freedom").

Answer 3

DJ 4 Walls is right. If you can read Russian and want to know more about Russian grammar go to

www.gramma.ru

About suffix -ность:

http://www.gramma.ru/RUS/?id=4.19