Interjections

Interjections do not change; they belong neither to the independent parts of speech nor to the function words. In a sentence they are set off by a comma or an exclamation mark: «Ого, сколько снега выпало!». One interjection can express different feelings: «эх» can show regret or delight — the intonation and situation show the meaning. By function there are three groups: interjections of feeling («ого, эх, фу, ура»), speech-etiquette words («извините, пожалуйста, всего доброго») and command interjections («эй, марш, цыц, ау»). Onomatopoeic words imitate sounds made by people, animals and things: «гав, кря-кря, тик-так, бах, шлёп». They are not members of the sentence either; verbs can be formed from them: «крякать», «тикать».