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Lynn Docherty's avatar

The only expression I know so far is у него поехала крыша.

Andrei Filippov's avatar

The verb "поехала" is perfective, and in this case it refers to the beginning of a process — it describes a person going crazy. You may also say "У него съехала крыша", or even "У него совсем съехала крыша", meaning that, in your opinion, the person is completely nuts. Other options include "он псих", "он сумасшедший", "он не в себе", and "он ненормальный".

Lynn Docherty's avatar

Ahh, thank you. Всё понятно.

Lynn Docherty's avatar

Great, thanks Andrei)

Now I'll look out for с приветом 😀

Lynn Docherty's avatar

If we wanted to use this expression to describe someone as crazy, would we say он с приветом?

Andrei Filippov's avatar

Yes, exactly. In this case, the collocation works in a descriptive way — think of it as an adjective. For example: «Мой начальник с приветом», «Наш сосед немного с приветом», «Ты что, с приветом?»

Lynn Docherty's avatar

Wonderful, thanks - so clear ))