Контрудар получился точным.

to turn out

Breakdown of Контрудар получился точным.

• точный: accurate
• контрудар: the counterhit

Questions & Answers about Контрудар получился точным.

Why is точным in the instrumental case, not nominative точный?

Because the verb получиться often works like turn out / come out to be, and with that meaning Russian commonly puts the describing adjective in the instrumental.

So:

• Контрудар получился точным. = The counterattack turned out to be precise.

Compare:

• Он оказался прав. = He turned out to be right.
• План получился удачным. = The plan turned out successful.

Using nominative here would sound wrong in standard Russian.

What exactly does получился mean here?

Here получился means something like:

• turned out
• came out
• ended up being

It does not literally mean received himself or anything like that, even though it is related to получить.

In this sentence, получиться suggests that the result became clear after the action happened. So the sentence is not just saying the counterattack was precise, but that it turned out to be precise in practice.

Why is the verb получился masculine singular?