How rich the Russian language!It's only ignorant people think that it is clear, transparent and understandable.In fact it is not so.Two words that sound exactly the same way, may represent a completely different or different in the writing of a bukovkoy which gives the pronunciation of the same sound in both cases.And there are all the interesting words that seems to be clear, but the story of their origin is amazing.For example, the word "discouraged."Is that - short adjective or short passive participle?And what is its etymology?
Joke-pun
- neighbor, are you discouraged?
- You're the truth, Daria!Weasel decided to do all the chickens at night, without a knife stabbed.So I really became discouraged.This is the case - no chicken left!
meaning and etymology
However, the word "discouraged" - this is not something that meant the elderly and not very educated woman.After all, chickens are absolutely nothing to do with.The root of the word is not "chicken" and "courage."And it is in the Russian language in France.The original meaning of "courage" was equivalent to "courage."Gradually, the word stuck in the Russian language and has acquired other values, "enthusiasm", "abandon", "courage", "Conspicuous Bravery", "increased cheerfulness."Courage rich, promatyvaya money in restaurants, to lord it over their peasants tyrant landowner, courage dumb drunk husbands over wives submissive.And in the morning, seeing the sober deed, they took the form discouraged when there was no doping fun podrasteryal courage in the face of the policeman or awake the conscience, or rather the remnants of it.
Semantics word
What is the meaning of "discouraged"?Dictionaries interpret it as "devoid of self-confidence," "dumbfounded", "in a state of confusion", "surprised", "in a state of confusion", "baffled", "upset", "timid", "confused", "embarrassed "," zastyzhenny "" perplexed "" stunned "," anxious "," confused "," bewildered "," aghast "," frustrated. "All these definitions in its value back to the main one - "devoid of courage."
Part of speech to which the word "discouraged»
Formed word from the verb "to discourage", ie "lead to confusion", "upset", "to deprive of confidence."Therefore, it is passive participle.Since there is a prefix, even two, the suffix used -nn-.In the case of the use of forms of "discouraged" or "discouraged" should be defined as a word of communion, standing in a short form.
Use
To understand what is "discouraged" need to see examples of the use of the word.
- «Marina left the store with their purchases.She remembered that some of the money before leaving the house is left in the purse.However, opening it, he found the wallet completely empty.Surprised and frustrated, she realized that her brazenly robbed.Passers-by turned around after her, seeing so discouraged expression Marina, just heart breaking dumbfounded by this kind of girl. "
- «discouraged by what I saw in the morning, Basil grabbed his head ..." That's how drunk have screwed something! Two corpses, broken furniture and battered dishes - how to get out of this lousy history? "- He thought, tossing around the room in search of the right solution. "
- «lap dog, accustomed every morning to receive his portion of porridge with meat, was discouraged by the fact that instead of eating, she found a clean empty bowl.Something obviously happened, and it was something terrible. "
- «Luna discouraged looking at the field: only yesterday there turned yellow wheat, well, now - empty.Or wonder she sad?The people something fun ... »
As can be seen from these examples, the word" discouraged "may be used in common parlance and in fiction.Often resorted to the use of its poets.
