Breakdown of Переплату вернут при условии, что мы передадим показания счётчика.
мы
we
вернуть
to return
показания счётчика
the meter reading
при условии, что
provided that
Questions & Answers about Переплату вернут при условии, что мы передадим показания счётчика.
Why is переплату ending in -у?
Because переплату is the direct object of вернут.
The dictionary form is переплата. Since it is a feminine noun ending in -а, its singular accusative form is переплату.
- nominative: переплата
- accusative: переплату
So here it means the overpayment as the thing that will be returned/refunded.
What exactly does вернут mean here?
Вернут is the 3rd person plural future form of вернуть.
In this sentence it means will return or, more naturally in English, will refund.
A very important point: Russian often uses a 3rd person plural verb with no stated subject when the doer is unspecified but understood from context, especially in official or everyday language.
So Переплату вернут is like:
- They will refund the overpayment
- The overpayment will be refunded
The sentence does not name who they are, but it is understood to be the company, service provider, office, etc.
Why does Russian use вернут with no subject? Shouldn’t there be a word for they?