Word
В её рюкзаке всегда лежит книга, вода и привычная тетрадь.
Meaning
In her backpack there is always a book, water, and a familiar notebook.
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Breakdown of В её рюкзаке всегда лежит книга, вода и привычная тетрадь.
книга
the book
вода
the water
в
in
и
and
Questions & Answers about В её рюкзаке всегда лежит книга, вода и привычная тетрадь.
Why is it в её рюкзаке and not в её рюкзак?
The choice of ending is about case and type of movement.
When в means “in / inside” with no movement, it normally takes the prepositional case.
- рюкзак (dictionary form, nominative) → в рюкзаке (prepositional: “in the backpack”)
When в means “into” (movement to a place), it takes the accusative:
- в рюкзак = “into the backpack” (putting something in)
In your sentence, the meaning is that the book, water, and notebook are located inside the backpack, not moving into it. So we use the prepositional form рюкзаке:
- В её рюкзаке = “In her backpack” (location)
Why does её look the same here? Shouldn’t it change its ending for the case?