Word
Корректор закончил корректуру.
Meaning
The proofreader completed the typographical proofreading.
Part of speech
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Breakdown of Корректор закончил корректуру.
закончить
to finish
корректура
the typographical proofreading
корректор
the proofreader
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Questions & Answers about Корректор закончил корректуру.
Why is it корректуру and not корректура?
Because корректура is the direct object of the verb закончил (finished), so it has to be in the accusative case.
- Nominative: корректура
- Accusative: корректуру
This is a very common pattern in Russian: a transitive verb takes its object in the accusative.
For example:
- читать книгу = to read a book
- писать письмо = to write a letter
- закончить корректуру = to finish the proofreading
What does корректор mean exactly?
Корректор usually means proofreader or copy editor, depending on context. It is a person whose job is to check text for mistakes.
It comes from the same general root as English words like correct and correction, so it is fairly easy to recognize.
Grammatically, корректор is a masculine noun.
What does корректура mean exactly?