Сервитут указали в выписке из ЕГРН.

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Breakdown of Сервитут указали в выписке из ЕГРН.

• указать: to indicate
• выписка из ЕГРН: the EGRN extract
• сервитут: the easement

Questions & Answers about Сервитут указали в выписке из ЕГРН.

Why is указали plural, even though there is no subject in the sentence?

In Russian, a 3rd person plural past tense verb can be used with an unspecified or unknown subject. It works a bit like English they in sentences such as They listed the easement in the extract, where they does not refer to specific people.

So here:

• указали = they indicated / they listed / it was stated
• the actual people are not important
• the focus is on the fact that the information appears in the document

This is a very common Russian way to avoid naming the subject.

Who is the implied subject of указали?

There is no explicit subject, but the implied meaning is something like:

• the officials
• the registry staff
• the people who prepared the extract
• or simply someone responsible for the document

In natural English, you would often translate this more passively:

• The easement was listed in the extract from the EGRN.

So although Russian uses an active plural form, English may prefer a passive translation.

Why is сервитут in this form? Why doesn’t it change?