У него усталый вид после работы.

the work

Breakdown of У него усталый вид после работы.

• он: he
• после: after
• усталый: tired

Questions & Answers about У него усталый вид после работы.

What does У него mean here, and why isn’t it just он?

У него literally means by him / at him, but in Russian this structure is very commonly used to express possession or a characteristic someone has.

So:

• У него усталый вид = literally At him [there is] a tired appearance
• Natural English: He looks tired / He has a tired look

Russian often avoids using a direct verb like to have in the way English does.

Also, него is the form of он used after a preposition like у.

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Why is there no verb like is or has in the sentence?

In the present tense, Russian often leaves out the verb to be.

So instead of something like:

• He has a tired appearance

Russian can simply say:

• У него усталый вид

The meaning is understood without an extra verb. This is completely normal in Russian.

If you translated it word-for-word into English, it would sound incomplete, but in Russian it is a full sentence.

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What exactly does вид mean in this sentence?