Breakdown of Абонентская плата зависит от тарифной ставки.
от
from
зависеть
to depend
тарифная ставка
the tariff rate
абонентская плата
the subscription charge
Questions & Answers about Абонентская плата зависит от тарифной ставки.
Why is абонентская плата in the nominative case?
Because it is the subject of the sentence — the thing that depends on something.
- абонентская плата = the subscription fee / monthly fee
- зависит = depends
In Russian, the subject normally appears in the nominative case, so:
- абонентская — nominative feminine singular
- плата — nominative feminine singular
The adjective agrees with the noun in gender, number, and case.
Why do we say зависит от? Why not some other preposition?
The verb зависеть simply takes the pattern от + genitive in Russian.
So:
- зависеть от чего? = to depend on what?
This is just the normal government pattern of the verb, and it has to be memorized as part of the verb:
- зависеть от погоды = to depend on the weather
- зависеть от цены = to depend on the price
- зависеть от обстоятельств = to depend on circumstances
So in your sentence, от is there because зависеть requires it.
Why is it от тарифной ставки, not от тарифная ставка?