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Все вроде довольны новым распорядком.
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Everyone seems pleased with the new schedule.
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Questions & Answers about Все вроде довольны новым распорядком.
What does вроде mean in this sentence and what part of speech is it?
вроде here is a colloquial particle (often classified as an adverbial particle) meaning “it seems,” “kind of,” or “apparently.” It softens the statement, indicating that the speaker is not 100% certain but goes by appearances or hearsay.
Why is новым распорядком in the instrumental case?
In Russian, the adjective доволен/довольны (“satisfied”) governs the instrumental case for the thing one is satisfied with. So you say довольны новым распорядком literally “(they) are satisfied by/with the new schedule.”
Why is довольны in the plural form?
Because Все (“everyone” or “all”) is a plural subject. In Russian, predicate adjectives agree in number (and gender) with their subjects. Hence Все… довольны (3rd-person plural).
Why isn’t there a preposition like с before новым распорядком?
Some Russian adjectives and participles (like доволен/довольны) directly take the instrumental case without any preposition. You don’t say с новым распорядком here; the instrumental ending itself expresses “with.”
Can I replace вроде with кажется or как будто? What’s the nuance?