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What's the difference between "одни и та же" and "одинаковый”?
May 24, 2019 6:56 AM
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"Одинаковый" refers to two and more objects that look similar, alike. E.g. У всех девочек в классе были одинаковые платья. All the girls in the class had similar dresses.
"Один и тот же" refers to one object (the same, one and the same). E.g. Она была такой бедной, что носила одно и то же платье в течение года. She was so poor that she was wearing one and the same dress during the year.
May 24, 2019
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These expressions have the same root "ОДИН" which means ONE.
They are, in fact, adjectives and change the form according to the gender of the name that follows.
Ex.: один и тот же компьютер, одна и та же еда, одно и то же событие. That means we have only one object (though it might be something not material, like a thought, for ex.)
Одинаковый/ая/ое/ые - this word supposes that we have 2+ objects to compare. Ex. Эти ботинки одинаковые (that means these shoes are both left, or both right)))
May 24, 2019
один и тот же (одна и та же, одни и те же, одно и то же) - the same
одинаковый (-ая -ое -ые) - identical
May 24, 2019
Yes, previous answer is accurate. It depends on context if you translate from English.
один и тот же - the same actor plays both roles. Spiderman and Peter Parker are the same person.
одинаковый - all spoons from one set are the same. Like identical.
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Hedy Chen
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