Breakdown of Тарифная ставка зависит от расхода электроэнергии.
от
from
зависеть
to depend
тарифная ставка
the tariff rate
расход электроэнергии
electricity consumption
Questions & Answers about Тарифная ставка зависит от расхода электроэнергии.
What is the grammatical structure of this sentence?
It breaks down like this:
- Тарифная ставка = the subject, tariff rate
- зависит = depends
- от расхода электроэнергии = on electricity consumption
So the basic pattern is:
[subject] + зависит от + [thing in the genitive case]
A very literal gloss would be:
The tariff rate depends on the consumption of electric energy.
Why is it тарифная ставка and not тарифный or тарифное?
Because ставка is a feminine noun.
In Russian, adjectives must agree with the noun they describe in:
- gender
- number
- case
Since ставка is:
- feminine
- singular
- nominative
the adjective must also be feminine singular nominative:
- masculine: тарифный
- feminine: тарифная
- neuter: тарифное
So:
- тарифная ставка = correct
- тарифный ставка = incorrect
Why does Russian use зависит от here?