Word
Завершение урока было приятным.
Meaning
The completion of the lesson was pleasant.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Lesson
Breakdown of Завершение урока было приятным.
быть
to be
приятный
pleasant
урок
the lesson
завершение
the completion
Questions & Answers about Завершение урока было приятным.
What part of speech is Завершение and how is its gender determined?
Завершение is a noun formed from the verb завершить with the suffix -ение, which in Russian always produces neuter nouns. Therefore Завершение is neuter.
Why is урока in the genitive case?
In завершение урока, the noun завершение (completion) is an action noun that takes its object in the genitive. Thus урока is genitive singular, meaning “completion of the lesson.”
Why is приятным in the instrumental case and not the nominative?
When you use the past-tense form of the copula быть (in this case было), the predicative adjective normally appears in the instrumental case to express “to be something.” Here приятным is the instrumental singular neuter form of приятный, matching the gender of завершение.
Could we say Завершение урока было приятное instead?
No. приятное is nominative neuter, but after было the predicate adjective must be instrumental. That’s why приятным is correct; приятное would be a case error.
Can we use the adverb instead of the adjective , as in ?