Word
Пожалуйста, не бросай мусор на улицу.
Meaning
Please do not throw trash on the street.
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Questions & Answers about Пожалуйста, не бросай мусор на улицу.
What is the function and form of бросай?
It’s the second person singular informal imperative of the imperfective verb бросать, used here to tell someone “do not throw.”
Why is the imperfective verb бросать used instead of the perfective бросить in this prohibition?
The imperfective imperative expresses a general or habitual prohibition, i.e. “don’t ever do this.” A perfective imperative (не брось мусор на улицу) would forbid a single, one‐time action and is less common for general rules.
In which case is мусор, and why does it look like the nominative?
мусор is in the accusative case as the direct object of the verb. Because мусор is an uncountable (mass) noun, its accusative form is identical to the nominative.
Why is улицу in the accusative case with на?
When на indicates motion toward a destination, it requires the accusative case. Here на улицу means “onto/to the street.”
Why do we use на with улица instead of в?