Word
Учитель дал соответствующий пример.
Meaning
The teacher gave a corresponding example.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Lesson
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).