Breakdown of После обжига керамика стала хрупкой.
после
after
стать
to become
хрупкий
fragile
керамика
ceramics
Questions & Answers about После обжига керамика стала хрупкой.
Why is обжига in the form обжига, not обжиг?
Because после requires the genitive case.
The dictionary form is обжиг. After после (after), it changes to genitive singular:
- обжиг → после обжига
This is very common in Russian:
- после урока = after the lesson
- после работы = after work
- после дождя = after the rain
So после обжига literally means after firing.
What does обжиг mean here?
Обжиг is a noun meaning firing or baking in a kiln, especially for clay, ceramics, bricks, etc.
It comes from verbs like:
- обжигать / обжечь
In this sentence, it refers to the heat treatment that ceramics go through.
Why is керамика in the nominative case?
Because керамика is the subject of the sentence — the thing that underwent the change.
In Russian, the subject is normally in the nominative:
- керамика = ceramics / ceramic material
So the structure is:
- После обжига = after firing
- керамика = the ceramics / ceramic material
- стала хрупкой = became brittle