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В русском языке профессия после глаголов «быть» и «работать» часто стоит в творительном падеже.
Meaning
In Russian, a profession after the verbs “to be” and “to work” often stands in the instrumental case.
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Breakdown of В русском языке профессия после глаголов «быть» и «работать» часто стоит в творительном падеже.
в
in
быть
to be
стоять
to stand
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and
Questions & Answers about В русском языке профессия после глаголов «быть» и «работать» часто стоит в творительном падеже.
What does В русском языке mean literally, and why is русском языке in that form?
В русском языке literally means “in the Russian language.”
- русском is the adjective русский (Russian) in the prepositional case (о ком? о чём? – about whom? about what?).
- языке is the noun язык (language) also in the prepositional case.
The preposition в (in) with the meaning “in / within (a language, sphere, place)” normally requires the prepositional case, so в русском языке is a standard way to say “in Russian (as a language).”
Why is профессия in the singular if the sentence talks about professions in general?
Russian often uses a singular noun to talk about a whole class of things in general, especially in abstract statements like grammar rules.
So:
- профессия here does not mean “one particular profession.”
- It means “a profession / a job title as a type of word” in general.
In English we might say “a profession after the verbs ‘to be’ and ‘to work’ often appears in the instrumental case” or even “professions … often appear…”; Russian is comfortable saying just профессия in the singular to express this general rule.
What does после глаголов «быть» и «работать» mean exactly? How can something be “after verbs”?