Breakdown of Врач говорит, что рану нужно промывать водой каждый день.
вода
the water
говорить
to say
каждый
every
день
the day
Questions & Answers about Врач говорит, что рану нужно промывать водой каждый день.
Why is рану used instead of рана?
Because рану is the accusative singular form of рана (wound).
In this sentence, the wound is the direct object of промывать (to rinse / wash / clean repeatedly), so Russian uses the accusative:
- рана = nominative, the basic dictionary form
- рану = accusative, used for the thing being treated
Since рана is a feminine noun ending in -а, its accusative singular changes to -у.
What does что do in this sentence?
Что means that here.
It connects the two parts of the sentence:
- Врач говорит = The doctor says
- что рану нужно промывать водой каждый день = that the wound needs to be rinsed with water every day
So it works just like English that in a sentence like The doctor says that...
What does нужно mean here, and why is there no subject like it?