Learn Hardcore Russian: Я зевала в электричке и поняла, что ночью опять не смогла выспаться. - I was yawning on the suburban train and realized that during the night I again did not manage to get enough sleep.

Word

Я зевала в электричке и поняла, что ночью опять не смогла выспаться.

Meaning

I was yawning on the suburban train and realized that during the night I again did not manage to get enough sleep.

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sentence

Pronunciation

Course

Hardcore Russian

Lesson

Lesson 88

Breakdown of Я зевала в электричке и поняла, что ночью опять не смогла выспаться.

Questions & Answers about Я зевала в электричке и поняла, что ночью опять не смогла выспаться.

What does электричка mean exactly? Is it just any train?

Not quite. Электричка usually means a suburban / commuter electric train, the kind people take between a city and nearby towns or suburbs.

So в электричке is more specific than just в поезде (on the train / in a train). A Russian learner will hear электричка very often in everyday speech.

Why is it в электричке?

Because after в when it means in / on / inside a place, Russian uses the prepositional case.

электричка → dictionary form, nominative
в электричке → prepositional singular

So:

в электричке = on the commuter train / in the commuter train

This is the normal way to say location here.

Why is it зевала, not зевнула?