После ссоры мы быстро миримся.

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Breakdown of После ссоры мы быстро миримся.

• быстро: quickly
• после: after
• мириться: to make up

Questions & Answers about После ссоры мы быстро миримся.

What case is ссоры in, and why is that case used after после?

Ссоры is in the genitive singular.

Rule: the preposition после (after) is always followed by the genitive case.

• Nominative singular: ссо́ра (a quarrel)
• Genitive singular: ссо́ры (of a quarrel)
• Nominative plural: ссо́ры (quarrels)

So после ссоры literally means “after (of) a quarrel” = after a quarrel.

Because the nominative plural is also ссоры, learners often confuse it with plural; here, context (one quarrel) and the preposition после tell you it is genitive singular.

Is ссоры singular or plural here?

Grammatically, ссоры here is singular, genitive singular of ссо́ра.

• после ссоры = after a quarrel / after the quarrel (one event)
• Plural “after quarrels” would be после ссо́р (genitive plural, without ы).

So:

• после ссоры – after a quarrel
• после ссор – after quarrels (in general / several quarrels)

Why is ссора spelled with a double сс?