Word
После ремонта комната стала ярче.
Meaning
After the renovation, the room became brighter.
Part of speech
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Breakdown of После ремонта комната стала ярче.
комната
the room
после
after
стать
to become
ремонт
the renovation
Questions & Answers about После ремонта комната стала ярче.
Why is ремонта in the form ремонта, not ремонт?
Because после requires the genitive case.
So:
- ремонт = dictionary form, nominative
- ремонта = genitive singular
After после, Russian uses genitive to mean after:
- после урока = after the lesson
- после работы = after work
- после ремонта = after the repair / renovation
So ремонта is there because of the preposition после.
What exactly does после mean here, and is it only used with time?
Here после means after.
In this sentence, it means after the repair/renovation was finished. It often refers to time, but that time can be connected to an event:
- после завтрака = after breakfast
- после фильма = after the movie
- после ремонта = after the renovation
So it does not have to be a clock time; it can be after an event or process.
Why is комната in the nominative case?