Учитель дал соответствующий пример.

The teacher gave a corresponding example.

Breakdown of Учитель дал соответствующий пример.

• учитель: the teacher
• дать: to give
• пример: the example
• соответствующий: corresponding

Questions & Answers about Учитель дал соответствующий пример.

What part of speech is соответствующий?

Although соответствующий originates as a present active participle of the verb соответствовать (“to correspond”), in modern Russian it’s fully used as an adjective. It agrees with the noun it modifies (in gender, number, and case) and has no short participle forms.

What does соответствующий mean, and what’s a common synonym?

Here соответствующий means “appropriate,” “relevant,” or “suitable” in the sense of “matching” a requirement or context. A common synonym is подходящий (“fitting” or “suitable”).

Why is соответствующий in the -ий form rather than -ого?

Соответствующий modifies пример, which is a masculine singular inanimate noun in the accusative case as it’s the object of дал (“gave”). Inanimate masculine nouns have the same form in the nominative and accusative cases, so the adjective also takes the nominative/accusative masculine singular ending -ий.

Why is пример in the accusative case, and how can you tell?

Пример is the direct object of the transitive verb дал (“gave”), so it must be in the accusative case. Because пример is inanimate, its accusative form looks identical to its nominative form (пример).

How is the past tense of дать formed, and why is it дал here?

Дать is a perfective verb (“to give”). In the past tense, Russian verbs agree in gender and number with the subject. Since the subject учитель (“teacher”) is masculine singular, the past‐tense form is дал (masculine singular).

Could you say привёл соответствующий пример instead of дал соответствующий пример?

Yes. Привести пример (“to bring/cite an example”) is very common and often preferred when you “cite” or “offer” an example. Дать пример (“to give an example”) is also correct but feels more literal.

Can the adjective follow the noun, as in пример соответствующий?

In neutral, everyday Russian, adjectives almost always precede the noun: соответствующий пример. Putting the adjective after the noun (пример соответствующий) sounds literary or poetic and is not typical in standard speech.

Is the word order flexible here? Could I say Соответствующий пример дал учитель?

Yes. Russian allows relatively free word order for emphasis. Fronting соответствующий пример highlights the example itself. The neutral order is Учитель дал соответствующий пример, but starting with the object is grammatically correct and stylistically marked.