Seeking Jo (or other Russian speakers)

[clonion]

Ok, I'm trying to make a point about how Idi i smotri is all about witnessing. Now, one of the things I was reaing said the title translated better as "Go and see". I also noticed in the film "smotri" or other versions of the verb being used for what in English would be "watch". So, does the verb cover both 'to see' and 'to watch'?

Comments

[kahala]

Yes! All kinds of variants - eg you can say 'smotri, koshka!' ('look, a cat!'), or you can say 'smotrio televisor' ('I'm watching tv'). It's a very wide-ranging verb.

I have a feeling there is a different verb you can use for being much more specific, but I can't remember for the life of me what it is - and it might not be relevant anyway!

[clonion]

That's great, and more than enough - it means that I can say that it's less an invitation to just see something, but rather to take it in - be a witness, someone who can then go on an report what happened to others. A visual samizdat - though that might be going a bit far! Thank you!