Без муки тесто не получится.

not

Breakdown of Без муки тесто не получится.

• без: without
• мука: the flour
• тесто: the dough

Questions & Answers about Без муки тесто не получится.

Why does мука become муки after без?

Because без always takes the genitive case in Russian.

• мука = flour
• без муки = without flour

So муки is the genitive singular form of мука.

This is a very common pattern:

• без сахара = without sugar
• без воды = without water
• без соли = without salt

So the learner should remember: без + genitive.

What exactly does получится mean here?

Here получится comes from получиться, which often means:

• to turn out
• to come out
• to work
• to be successfully made

In this sentence, it does not mean the basic idea of to receive. Instead, it means something like:

• the dough won’t turn out
• you won’t get proper dough
• the dough won’t come out right

This verb is very common in Russian when talking about cooking, plans, attempts, or results:

• Пирог не получился. = The pie didn’t turn out.
• Ничего не получится. = Nothing will work out.