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Сестра переворачивает блины лопаткой, потому что так удобнее.
Meaning
My sister flips pancakes with a spatula because that way is more convenient.
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Breakdown of Сестра переворачивает блины лопаткой, потому что так удобнее.
сестра
the sister
потому что
because
удобнее
more convenient
так
that way
Questions & Answers about Сестра переворачивает блины лопаткой, потому что так удобнее.
Why is сестра used without a word for the or a?
Russian has no articles, so nouns like сестра can mean sister, a sister, or the sister, depending on context.
In this sentence, сестра simply means sister or the sister. The exact nuance comes from the situation, not from a separate word.
Why is the verb переворачивает in this form?
Переворачивает is:
- 3rd person singular
- present tense
- imperfective aspect
It agrees with сестра, which is singular, so the meaning is she turns/flips.
The verb is imperfective because it describes an ongoing, repeated, or general action: she is in the process of flipping pancakes, or she usually does it this way.
Compare:
- переворачивает = is flipping / flips
- перевернёт = will flip over once / to completion
Here, imperfective is the natural choice because we are describing what she is doing.
Why is блины in that form?