Word
Стоит взять карту, если интернет пропадёт.
Meaning
It’s worth taking a map if the internet drops.
Part of speech
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Breakdown of Стоит взять карту, если интернет пропадёт.
если
if
взять
to take
пропасть
to disappear
стоить
to be worth
Questions & Answers about Стоит взять карту, если интернет пропадёт.
Why does the sentence start with Стоит? What does стоит + infinitive mean grammatically?
Стоит + infinitive is a common impersonal construction meaning it’s worth (doing) / it would be a good idea to (do).
Here Стоит взять карту literally means It’s worth taking a map. There is no explicit subject like you—it’s a general recommendation.
Why is взять used instead of брать?
This is about verb aspect:
- взять (perfective) = to take (once), to take and have it with you (a complete action).
- брать (imperfective) = to be taking / to take habitually / to take in general.
In advice like this, Russian often prefers the perfective взять because it points to a single completed action: take it (with you).
Why is it карту and not карта?
Because взять takes a direct object in the accusative case.
карта (nominative) → карту (accusative singular, feminine).
So взять карту = to take a map.