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Questions & Answers about Она пригласила друзей.
Why does пригласила end in -а?
Because it is past tense feminine singular.
In Russian past tense, the verb agrees with the subject in gender and number:
- он пригласил = he invited
- она пригласила = she invited
- оно пригласило = it invited
- они пригласили = they invited
So with она, you need пригласила.
What is the dictionary form of пригласила?
The dictionary form is пригласить.
That is the infinitive, meaning to invite.
So:
- пригласить = to invite
- пригласила = invited (feminine subject)
This verb is perfective, which means it presents the action as a completed whole.
Why is it друзей and not друзья?