Breakdown of Наша няня всегда берёт с собой запасной подгузник и маленькое полотенце.
маленький
small
с
with
и
and
всегда
always
Questions & Answers about Наша няня всегда берёт с собой запасной подгузник и маленькое полотенце.
Why is it наша няня, not наш няня?
Because няня is grammatically feminine in this meaning (nanny / childminder), so the possessive adjective must also be feminine:
- наш = masculine
- наша = feminine
- наше = neuter
- наши = plural
So:
- наша няня = our nanny
Even though some nouns ending in -я can be masculine in certain cases, няня here is treated as feminine.
Why is берёт used here, and what infinitive does it come from?
Берёт is the 3rd person singular form of the verb брать (to take).
So:
- брать = to take
- он/она берёт = he/she takes
In this sentence, the subject is няня, so:
- Наша няня берёт... = Our nanny takes...
Because the sentence says всегда (always), Russian uses the imperfective verb брать, which fits repeated/habitual actions.
What is the role of всегда in the sentence, and where can it go?