Learn Hardcore Russian: Наша бухгалтерия работает до шести, поэтому после работы я туда уже не успеваю. - Our accounting department works until six, so after work I no longer make it there in time.

Word

Наша бухгалтерия работает до шести, поэтому после работы я туда уже не успеваю.

Meaning

Our accounting department works until six, so after work I no longer make it there in time.

Part of speech

sentence

Pronunciation

Course

Hardcore Russian

Lesson

Lesson 72

Breakdown of Наша бухгалтерия работает до шести, поэтому после работы я туда уже не успеваю.

Questions & Answers about Наша бухгалтерия работает до шести, поэтому после работы я туда уже не успеваю.

Why is it наша?

Because бухгалтерия is a feminine singular noun, and the possessive наш has to agree with it.

So:

наш = masculine
наша = feminine
наше = neuter
наши = plural

Since бухгалтерия is feminine, you say наша бухгалтерия = our accounting department / our accounts office.

What does бухгалтерия mean here exactly?

In this sentence, бухгалтерия usually means the accounting department, payroll office, or accounts office in a company or institution.

It does not usually mean the abstract subject accounting here. It refers to the place or department that handles money, salaries, paperwork, and so on.

So Наша бухгалтерия работает до шести means something like:

Our accounting office is open until six
Our accounting department works until six

Why is it работает and not a plural verb?