Выключи свет, нажав соответствующую кнопку пульта.

the remote

Breakdown of Выключи свет, нажав соответствующую кнопку пульта.

• нажать: to press
• кнопка: the button
• свет: the light

Questions & Answers about Выключи свет, нажав соответствующую кнопку пульта.

What part of speech is нажав, and how does it work in this sentence?

нажав is the perfective gerund (деепричастие совершенного вида) of the verb нажать (“to press”). In English it corresponds to “by pressing” or “after pressing.” It shows that the pressing happens before or at the same time as the main action (выключи). Russian gerunds require a comma when they form a clause like this.

Why is свет in the accusative case rather than the nominative?

Because свет (“light”) is the direct object of the imperative verb выключить (“to turn off”). Transitive verbs in Russian take their object in the accusative; here it answers the question “Turn off what?” → “the light.”

What case is кнопку, and why is it used here?

кнопку is the accusative singular of кнопка (“button”). The gerund нажав comes from нажать кнопку (“to press a button”), so кнопку is the direct object of нажать and must be in the accusative.

Why is пульта in the genitive case?

пульта is the genitive singular of пульт (“remote control”). It indicates possession or “of-ness” (the button of the remote). In Russian, the noun that follows another noun to show “X of Y” typically goes into the genitive case.