Спасибо за совет.

thank you

Breakdown of Спасибо за совет.

• за: for
• совет: the advice

Questions & Answers about Спасибо за совет.

Which case is совет here and why?

Accusative, because with the “thanking for” meaning, Russian uses за + Accusative. Совет is an inanimate masculine noun, so its Accusative singular looks like the Nominative: за совет. With adjectives: за хороший/ценный совет. Plural: за советы.

Why за, not для or о?

Because за marks the cause/thing you are thanking for. Для means “intended for/for the benefit of” (e.g., подарок для тебя), and о means “about” (e.g., говорить о сове́те) and is not used with спасибо. So say спасибо за совет, not спасибо для/о совета.

Is “advice” countable in Russian?

Yes. Совет is countable. One piece: совет; several: советы. So you can say спасибо за совет (one) or спасибо за советы (more than one). A friendly diminutive is советик.

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