Белые грибы можно засушить.

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Breakdown of Белые грибы можно засушить.

• белый гриб: the porcini mushroom
• засушить: to dry; preserve by drying

Questions & Answers about Белые грибы можно засушить.

Why is белые in the plural?

Because it describes грибы, which is plural. In Russian, adjectives agree with the nouns they modify in number, gender, and case.

• белый гриб = a porcini mushroom / a white mushroom
• белые грибы = porcini mushrooms

Here both words are plural:

• белые = plural adjective
• грибы = plural noun

Does белые грибы mean mushrooms that are white in color, or is it the name of a specific kind of mushroom?

Usually it means a specific kind of mushroom: porcini (also called cep in English).

So in many contexts, белый гриб / белые грибы is not just a literal description of color. It is the normal Russian name for porcini mushrooms.

That said, grammatically it still looks like an ordinary adjective + noun combination, so without context a beginner might read it literally as white mushrooms.

Why is there no word for you, we, or people in this sentence?

Because Russian often uses the impersonal construction можно + infinitive.

• можно = it is possible / one can / you can
• засушить = to dry (something) thoroughly, usually for preservation

So Белые грибы можно засушить means something like:

• Porcini mushrooms can be dried
• You can dry porcini mushrooms
• It is possible to dry porcini mushrooms

Russian does not need to name the person doing the action here.