Breakdown of Заказчик и исполнитель согласовали ставку.
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заказчик
the client (who commissions work)
исполнитель
the contractor; service provider
ставка
the rate; fee rate
Questions & Answers about Заказчик и исполнитель согласовали ставку.
Why is согласовали plural?
Because the subject is actually two people/entities joined by и: заказчик и исполнитель.
In Russian, just like in English, a compound subject with and normally takes a plural verb:
- Заказчик согласовал ставку. = one person agreed the rate.
- Заказчик и исполнитель согласовали ставку. = two parties agreed the rate.
So согласовали is the past tense plural form.
What case are заказчик and исполнитель in?
They are in the nominative case, because they are the subject of the sentence.
You can tell because these are the basic dictionary forms:
- заказчик = client/customer who commissions work
- исполнитель = performer/executor/contractor
In this sentence, they are the ones doing the action of agreeing, so nominative is expected.
Why is ставку in the form ставку and not ставка?