Возьмите прихватку: противень ещё горячий.

to take

Breakdown of Возьмите прихватку: противень ещё горячий.

• горячий: hot
• ещё: still
• противень: the baking tray

Questions & Answers about Возьмите прихватку: противень ещё горячий.

Why is it возьмите and not возьми?

Возьмите is the imperative form used for:

• more than one person: Take a potholder
• one person politely/formally: Please take a potholder

Возьми is the singular informal version, used with one person you address as ты.

So:

• Возьми прихватку = take a potholder (to one friend, child, etc.)
• Возьмите прихватку = take a potholder (to several people, or politely to one person)

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Why is прихватку in the form прихватку, not прихватка?

Because it is the direct object of the verb возьмите.

The basic form is прихватка. Since it is a feminine noun ending in -а, its accusative singular changes to -у:

• nominative: прихватка
• accusative: прихватку

So Возьмите прихватку literally means Take a potholder / oven mitt.

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