Breakdown of После удара на стекле появилась трещина.
на
in
после
after
появиться
to appear
трещина
the crack
Questions & Answers about После удара на стекле появилась трещина.
Why is it после удара and not some other form of удар?
Because после meaning after normally requires the genitive case.
So:
- dictionary form: удар = blow, hit, impact
- genitive singular: удара
That gives:
- после удара = after the удар / after the impact
This is a very common pattern in Russian:
- после урока = after class
- после дождя = after the rain
- после работы = after work
So here, удара is simply the genitive singular form required by после.
What exactly does удар mean here?
In this sentence, удар means something like a blow, a hit, or an impact.
Depending on context, После удара на стекле появилась трещина could mean:
- after someone hit the glass
- after the glass was struck by something
- after an impact to the glass
So удар is a fairly general word for a physical strike or impact.
Why is it на стекле, not в стекле?