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Отдел аксессуаров находится на первом этаже.
Meaning
The accessories department is on the first floor.
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Breakdown of Отдел аксессуаров находится на первом этаже.
на
on
находиться
to be located
первый
first
этаж
the floor
Questions & Answers about Отдел аксессуаров находится на первом этаже.
What is the difference between аксессуаров and аксессуары in this sentence?
аксессуары is the nominative plural form meaning “accessories” as a subject. аксессуаров is the genitive plural form, used here after отдел to mean “department of accessories.” In Russian, possession or “of” relationships often require the genitive case.
Why is аксессуаров in the genitive plural?
The phrase отдел аксессуаров literally means “department of accessories.” Russian uses the genitive case to show that one noun belongs to or is part of another (similar to “of” in English). Since аксессуары is plural, its genitive form is аксессуаров.
What case is первом этаже, and why is it used here?
первом этаже is the prepositional singular of первый этаж (first floor). After the preposition на, when indicating a static location (“on the first floor”), Russian uses the prepositional case.
Why is the adjective первом used instead of первый?
Adjectives in Russian must agree with their nouns in case, number, and gender. Since этаже is masculine singular in the prepositional case, первый changes to its prepositional masculine form первом.