Word
Психолог советует смотреть на старые проблемы иначе.
Meaning
The psychologist advises looking at old problems differently.
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Breakdown of Психолог советует смотреть на старые проблемы иначе.
на
at
старый
old
проблема
the problem
смотреть
to look
Questions & Answers about Психолог советует смотреть на старые проблемы иначе.
What is the grammatical role of Психолог and what form is советует?
Психолог is the subject of the sentence: The psychologist.
советует is:
- 3rd person singular
- present tense
- from the verb советовать = to advise, to recommend
So literally: Психолог советует = The psychologist advises / is advising.
Why is смотреть in the infinitive? Why not смотрит or смотрите?
After verbs like советовать (to advise), Russian very often uses an infinitive to express what action is being advised:
- Психолог советует смотреть... = The psychologist advises to look... / advises looking...
If you use a personal form instead, you need to add чтобы and a separate subject:
- Психолог советует, чтобы мы смотрели на старые проблемы иначе.
The psychologist advises that we look at old problems differently.
So:
- советует смотреть → verb + infinitive (more direct, neutral).
- советует, чтобы мы смотрели → verb + clause with чтобы (slightly more formal/explicit).
Why is it смотреть на the problems, and not some other preposition?