Questions & Answers about Я снимаю квартиру рядом с метро.
What exactly does снимаю mean here? Are there other meanings of снимать?
Here it means to rent (as a tenant). The verb снимать also means:
- to take off (clothes): снимать куртку
- to film/shoot (a movie or photo): снимать фильм, снимать фотографию With квартиру, the meaning is unambiguously “to rent.”
What tense/aspect is снимаю? How do I say “I will rent” and “I rented”?
Снимаю is present tense, imperfective, 1st person singular. It covers both “I rent” and “I am renting.”
- Future (ongoing/general): я буду снимать
- Future (single completed act): я сниму
- Past (ongoing/habitual): я снимал/снимала
- Past (completed act): я снял/сняла
Why is квартиру in that form? What case is it?
It’s accusative because it’s the direct object of снимаю. Feminine nouns ending in -а/-я change to -у/-ю in the accusative: квартира → квартиру, комната → комнату.
What case does рядом с require, and why doesn’t метро change?