Breakdown of Корректор исправил опечатку.
исправить
to correct
опечатка
the typo
корректор
the proofreader
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Questions & Answers about Корректор исправил опечатку.
Why is опечатка written as опечатку here?
Because it is the direct object of the verb исправил (corrected / fixed), so it goes into the accusative case.
- Dictionary form: опечатка
- Accusative singular: опечатку
This is a very common pattern for feminine nouns ending in -а:
- ошибка → ошибку
- книга → книгу
- опечатка → опечатку
So Корректор исправил опечатку literally has the structure:
- Корректор = the proofreader/corrector
- исправил = corrected
- опечатку = the typo
Why is the verb исправил in that form?