Word
Опиши свой день коротко и ясно.
Meaning
Describe your day briefly and clearly.
Part of speech
sentence
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Questions & Answers about Опиши свой день коротко и ясно.
What part of speech is опиши and what does it mean?
опиши is the perfective imperative form of the verb описать, meaning “describe” (a one-time, completed action).
Who is the implied subject of опиши?
In Russian imperatives the subject ты (informal “you” singular) is omitted. So опиши implicitly addresses you (informal).
Why is свой used instead of твой or ваш?
свой is a reflexive possessive pronoun and always refers back to the sentence’s subject. Since you (ты) are describing your own day, Russian grammar requires свой, not твой or ваш.
What case is день in, and how can I tell?
день is in the accusative case because it’s the direct object of опиши. For inanimate masculine nouns, the accusative form is identical to the nominative, so it remains день.
Why are коротко and ясно in adverb form rather than adjectives?