Word
Пассажирка спросила, на какой станции лучше выйти.
Meaning
The female passenger asked at which station it is better to get off.
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Breakdown of Пассажирка спросила, на какой станции лучше выйти.
на
at
лучше
better
спросить
to ask
какой
which
Questions & Answers about Пассажирка спросила, на какой станции лучше выйти.
Why is it пассажирка, not пассажир?
Пассажирка is the feminine form of пассажир and means female passenger.
So:
- пассажир = passenger / male passenger
- пассажирка = female passenger
Russian past-tense verbs also show gender, so once the speaker uses пассажирка, the verb naturally becomes спросила.
Why is it спросила and not спросил or спрашивала?
Спросила is:
- past tense
- feminine singular
- perfective aspect
It agrees with пассажирка, which is feminine.
Why спросила?
Because спросить means to ask as a completed action: she asked once.
Compare:
- спросила = asked
- спрашивала = was asking / used to ask / asked repeatedly
In this sentence, the act of asking is treated as one completed event, so спросила is the natural choice.
Why is there a comma after спросила?