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Questions & Answers about Я отдыхаю в парке.
What is the function of Я in Я отдыхаю в парке?
Я is the first-person singular personal pronoun in the nominative case, corresponding to I in English. It marks the subject who performs the action.
What is the infinitive of отдыхаю, and what does it mean?
The infinitive is отдыхать, an imperfective verb meaning to rest or to relax. Imperfective verbs describe ongoing or habitual actions.
Why does отдыхаю end in -ю?
In the present tense, first-person singular forms of imperfective verbs end in -ю or -у. Here, отдыхать conjugates to отдыхаю (I rest/am resting).
Which tense and aspect does отдыхаю express?
This is the present tense, imperfective aspect. It indicates that the action is happening now or is a habitual/repeated activity.
How would you express “I rested” (completed action) in Russian?