Word
Зимой я надеваю пальто и тёплые носки.
Meaning
In winter I wear a coat and warm socks.
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Questions & Answers about Зимой я надеваю пальто и тёплые носки.
What does Зимой mean, and why is it in the instrumental case?
Зимой is the instrumental singular form of зима, used without a preposition to express time. Here it means in winter. Russian often uses the instrumental (or other cases) instead of adding a preposition for time-of-day and seasons (e.g. утром, днём, зимой).
What does надеваю mean, and why is it the correct verb for putting on clothes?
надеваю is the 1st-person singular, present-tense, imperfective form of надевать, meaning to put on (clothes). You use надевать/надеть when you “put clothes on yourself.” It takes a direct object (Accusative case).
What’s the difference between надевать and одевать?
– надевать/надеть = to put clothes on (yourself or someone) as an action toward the clothing.
– одевать/одеть = to dress someone (you’re acting on the person).
So you say я надеваю пальто, but мама одевает ребёнка.
Why is пальто unchanged in this sentence?
пальто is an indeclinable noun borrowed from French. It has the same form in all cases and in both singular and plural. Here it’s in the Accusative (direct object) but looks identical to Nominative.