Я не люблю мыть посуду после ужина.

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Breakdown of Я не люблю мыть посуду после ужина.

• не: not
• ужин: the dinner
• после: after

Questions & Answers about Я не люблю мыть посуду после ужина.

Why is мыть in the infinitive form after не люблю?

In Russian, verbs like любить (to like) and its negative counterpart не любить (to dislike) are followed by an infinitive to express liking or disliking an action. So you say не люблю мыть – literally “I don’t like to wash.”

Could I use the perfective form помыть instead of мыть?

No—when you talk about general habits or preferences, you use the imperfective aspect (мыть) because it describes an ongoing or repeated action. Помыть is perfective, implying a single completed action (“to wash up [once]”), and sounds odd with не люблю.

Why is посуду in this form instead of посуда?

Посуда is an inanimate feminine noun ending in -а. As the direct object of мыть, it goes into the accusative case. For inanimate feminine nouns, the accusative singular ending -а changes to -у, giving посуду.

Why is после ужина in the genitive case?

The preposition после (“after”) always takes the genitive. The noun ужин (dinner) in the genitive singular becomes ужина, so we get после ужина (“after dinner”).