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Утром няня отвезла малыша к педиатру, потому что ночью у него был кашель.
Meaning
In the morning, the nanny took the baby to the pediatrician because he had a cough during the night.
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Breakdown of Утром няня отвезла малыша к педиатру, потому что ночью у него был кашель.
быть
to be
к
to
потому что
because
он
he
Questions & Answers about Утром няня отвезла малыша к педиатру, потому что ночью у него был кашель.
Why is утром in the instrumental case?
In Russian, some time expressions use the instrumental case to mean in the morning / in the evening / at night.
So:
- утро = morning
- утром = in the morning
This is a very common fixed pattern:
- утром = in the morning
- днём = in the daytime / during the day
- вечером = in the evening
- ночью = at night
So Утром няня отвезла малыша... means In the morning, the nanny took the child...
What does няня mean exactly?
Няня usually means nanny, babysitter, or sometimes childminder, depending on context.
It refers to a person who takes care of a child. In many contexts it suggests a woman, though the word is mainly understood by role rather than as a strongly grammatical gender issue for the learner here.
In this sentence, няня is the subject:
- няня отвезла = the nanny took / drove
Why is it отвезла, not just везла or привезла?