Breakdown of Вышивка находится под антибликовым стеклом.
находиться
to be located
под
under
антибликовое стекло
the anti-reflective glass
вышивка
the embroidery
Questions & Answers about Вышивка находится под антибликовым стеклом.
Why does the sentence use находится? Why not just say Вышивка под антибликовым стеклом?
Находится means is located / is situated / is found. It makes the sentence sound a bit more explicit and slightly more formal or descriptive.
So:
- Вышивка находится под антибликовым стеклом = The embroidery is located under anti-reflective glass
- Вышивка под антибликовым стеклом = The embroidery is under anti-reflective glass
The shorter version is also natural, especially in conversation.
The version with находится focuses more clearly on location.
Why is стеклом in that form?
Because the preposition под requires the instrumental case when it means under in the sense of location.
Here the embroidery is already in a location, not moving there, so Russian uses:
- под + instrumental
That is why:
- стекло → стеклом
Compare:
- под стеклом = under the glass / behind the glass
- под столом = under the table
- под мостом = under the bridge
Why is it антибликовым, not антибликовое?