Breakdown of После падения нужно промыть рану водой.
вода
the water
после
after
нужно
to need
падение
the fall
Questions & Answers about После падения нужно промыть рану водой.
Why is it после падения and not после падение?
Because после always takes the genitive case.
The basic form is падение (a fall), but after после it becomes падения.
- nominative: падение
- genitive: падения
So:
- после падения = after a fall / after falling
This is a very common pattern:
- после урока = after the lesson
- после дождя = after the rain
- после аварии = after the accident
What form is падения exactly?
Падения is the genitive singular of падение.
Падение is a neuter noun meaning fall or falling. In this sentence, it refers to the event of falling.
So grammatically:
- dictionary form: падение
- form used here: падения
- reason: it follows после, which requires the genitive
A learner might expect something more like a verb form, but Russian often uses nouns like this where English might use after falling.
Why is нужно used here?