Багетчик подобрал багет.

the frame moulding

Breakdown of Багетчик подобрал багет.

• багетчик: the picture framer
• подобрать: to choose to match (perfective)

Questions & Answers about Багетчик подобрал багет.

What part of speech is each word in Багетчик подобрал багет?

• багетчик is a noun: the person doing the action
• подобрал is a verb: the action
• багет is a noun: the thing receiving the action

So the basic structure is:

subject + verb + object

That is very similar to English: The baguette worker / seller / maker picked up the baguette.

Why does багетчик end in -чик?

The ending -чик is a common Russian suffix used to form a noun for a person connected with some activity, job, or object.

So багетчик means a person associated with багет.

Other examples of this kind of formation:

• перевод → переводчик = translator
• летать → лётчик = pilot
• каменщик is similar in meaning type, though with a different suffix pattern

So even if you have never seen багетчик before, the ending -чик strongly suggests a person who works with baguettes / molding / baguette-related things.

Why is it подобрал, not подобрать?

подобрать is the infinitive, meaning to pick up or to select, depending on context.

In the sentence, you need a finite past-tense verb, so Russian uses the past form:

• подобрать = to pick up
• подобрал = picked up

So подобрал means he picked up.