Questions & Answers about Она стала великой актрисой.
Why is it стала, not стал or стало?
Because the verb is in the past tense, and in Russian past tense verbs agree with the subject in gender and number.
- он стал = he became
- она стала = she became
- оно стало = it became
- они стали = they became
Since она means she, the correct form is стала.
Why are великой and актрисой not in the basic dictionary form?
Because after the verb стать in the meaning to become, Russian normally uses the instrumental case.
So:
- dictionary form: великая актриса
- after стала: великой актрисой
This is a very common pattern:
- Он стал врачом = He became a doctor
- Она стала учительницей = She became a teacher
- Она стала великой актрисой = She became a great actress
What case is великой актрисой?
It is the instrumental singular feminine.
Breakdown:
- великая → великой
- актриса → актрисой
Both words must match in:
- gender: feminine
- number: singular
- case: instrumental