Word
Исполнитель сохранил форматирование, с тем чтобы правообладатель проверил файл.
Meaning
The contractor preserved the formatting so that the rights holder could check the file.
Part of speech
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Pronunciation
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Breakdown of Исполнитель сохранил форматирование, с тем чтобы правообладатель проверил файл.
с
with
тот
that
сохранить
to preserve
проверить
to check
Questions & Answers about Исполнитель сохранил форматирование, с тем чтобы правообладатель проверил файл.
What does исполнитель mean here? Is it performer?
Not most likely. Although исполнитель can mean performer in some contexts, in business, legal, or technical Russian it often means the party who carries out the work — for example, contractor, executor, or service provider.
In a sentence about preserving formatting and checking a file, the legal/business meaning is much more likely than the artistic one.
Why is the verb сохранил masculine?
Because Russian past-tense verbs agree with the subject in gender and number.
Here the subject is исполнитель, which is grammatically masculine singular, so the verb is сохранил.
Compare:
- исполнитель сохранил — masculine singular
- исполнительница сохранила — feminine singular
- исполнители сохранили — plural
So the form is chosen by grammar, not by English-style tense logic.
Why doesn't форматирование change form? Shouldn't it be in the accusative?