Мы переждали ветер в укрытии.

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Breakdown of Мы переждали ветер в укрытии.

• мы: we
• ветер: the wind
• укрытие: the protective shelter

Questions & Answers about Мы переждали ветер в укрытии.

Why is the verb переждали used here instead of ждали?

Переждать means to wait something out or to stay somewhere until something unpleasant passes. So:

• ждать = to wait
• переждать = to wait through / wait out

In this sentence, the idea is not just we waited, but specifically we waited until the wind was over.

Also, переждали is perfective, so it presents the action as completed.

Compare:

• Мы ждали ветер would sound odd, like we were waiting for the wind
• Мы переждали ветер = we waited out the wind

Why is ветер in the accusative case?

Because ветер is the direct object of the verb переждать.

You wait out what?
→ ветер

So the noun goes into the accusative.

For an inanimate masculine noun, the accusative singular often looks exactly like the nominative singular:

• nominative: ветер
• accusative: ветер

So the form does not change, even though the case does.

Why is it в укрытии, not ?