Девушка ждёт трамвай на остановке.

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Breakdown of Девушка ждёт трамвай на остановке.

• ждать: to wait for
• трамвай: the tram
• остановка: the stop

Questions & Answers about Девушка ждёт трамвай на остановке.

Why is трамвай unchanged after ждёт? Shouldn’t the object be in a different form?

It is in the accusative, but for masculine inanimate nouns, the accusative singular is often identical to the nominative singular.

So:

• трамвай = nominative singular
• трамвай = accusative singular as well

Because ждать takes a direct object, трамвай here is accusative, even though it looks unchanged.

Compare:

• Я вижу трамвай. = I see a tram.
• Я жду трамвай. = I am waiting for a tram.

But with a feminine noun, you would see a visible change:

• Я жду девушку. = I am waiting for the girl.

Why is it на остановке and not на остановку?