TO THE QUESTION OF DESCRIBING MODUS MEANINGS IN THE LINGUODIDACTIC ASPECT (BASED ON THE VERBS VYDUMAT’, NADUMAT’, PRIDUMAT’ AND UDUMAT’

Abstract

The article deals with the semantics and functioning of derivatives of the verb dumat’ in the linguodidactic aspect – vydumat’, nadumat’, pridumat’ and udumat’. These verbs have similar lexical meanings, but differ in the shades of these meanings, thus causing difficulties for foreign students when studying Russian as a foreign language. The article details the similarities and differences of these verbs and examines the nuances of their interchangeability. The author focuses on the modus meanings of these verbs. The article also covers the peculiarities of the use of these synonymic verbs. The author offers a fragment of a system of exercises and tasks to activate skills of using these verbs in the speech of foreign students. The study proves that despite having similar lexical meanings, these verbs differ in their contexts of use due to their different modal meanings. The results of the study can be useful for both teachers of Russian as a foreign language and for foreign students studying Russian.