Word
Система уже работает.
Meaning
The system is already working.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Questions & Answers about Система уже работает.
Why is there no word for the in Система уже работает?
Russian does not have articles, so there is no separate word for the or a/an.
So система can mean:
- the system
- a system
Which one you choose in English depends on context. In an isolated sentence like this, the system is often the most natural translation.
Why is система in this form?
Система is in the nominative singular form because it is the subject of the sentence, the thing doing the action.
Basic breakdown:
- система = subject, system
- уже = already
- работает = works / is working / is operating
Because система is the subject, it stays in the dictionary form here.
What exactly does уже mean here?