Breakdown of Этот словарь прекрасно подходит для тех, кто хочет писать точнее.
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Why is it этот словарь and not этот словаря or something else?
Because словарь is the subject of the sentence, so it is in the nominative case.
- этот = this
- словарь = dictionary
The noun словарь is masculine singular, so the demonstrative must match it:
- этот словарь = this dictionary
You would only see other forms if the noun had a different role in the sentence, for example:
- нет этого словаря = there is no this dictionary / no copy of this dictionary (genitive)
- я вижу этот словарь = I see this dictionary (accusative, same form here as nominative because it is inanimate)
What does подходит mean here?
Here подходит means is suitable, is well suited, or works well.
The verb is подходить, which often means:
- to suit
- to fit
- to be appropriate
So:
- Этот словарь прекрасно подходит... = This dictionary is perfectly well suited...
A very literal idea is something like comes up well for or fits well for, but in natural English is ideal/suitable is better.
Why is it прекрасно подходит? Is прекрасно an adjective or an adverb?
Прекрасно is an adverb here. It describes how the dictionary suits the purpose.
- прекрасный = wonderful / excellent (adjective)
- прекрасно = wonderfully / excellently / perfectly (adverb)
So:
- прекрасный словарь = an excellent dictionary
- словарь прекрасно подходит = the dictionary suits the purpose perfectly
In this sentence, прекрасно modifies the verb подходит, not the noun словарь.
Why is it для тех and not для те or для они?
Because the preposition для requires the genitive case.
The basic pronoun is:
- те = those
But after для, it changes to the genitive plural:
- для тех = for those
So:
- для тех = for those
- для тех, кто... = for those who...
This is a very common pattern in Russian.
Why is it кто хочет, not которые хотят?
Because кто is commonly used after words like тот, те, все, каждый when you mean the person/people who...
So:
- те, кто хочет... = those who want...
This is more natural in Russian than using которые here.
Compare:
- те, кто хочет писать точнее = those who want to write more precisely
- люди, которые хотят писать точнее = people who want to write more precisely
Both are possible in the right context, but with те the usual continuation is кто, not которые.
Also note that the verb after кто is usually singular:
- те, кто хочет...
not usually:
- те, кто хотят...
Why is the verb singular in кто хочет if тех means those?
This is a very common point of confusion.
Although тех is plural (those), the relative pronoun кто is treated grammatically as singular in this kind of construction, so the verb is usually singular too:
- те, кто хочет
- literally: those who wants
- naturally in English: those who want
This is normal Russian grammar.
You will sometimes hear variation in speech, but for learners the safest standard pattern is:
- те, кто хочет
- все, кто знает
- каждый, кто видит
Why is it писать, not написать?
Because the sentence is talking about a general activity or ongoing skill, not one completed result.
- писать = imperfective = to write
- написать = perfective = to write something and finish it
Here the idea is:
- people who want to write more precisely
That means they want to improve their writing in general, so писать is the natural choice.
If you used написать, it would suggest completing a specific piece of writing more precisely, which is not the main idea here.
What does точнее mean exactly?
Точнее is the comparative form of точно.
- точно = precisely / accurately
- точнее = more precisely / more accurately
So:
- писать точнее = to write more precisely
This does not necessarily mean comparing two specific things directly. In Russian, the comparative is often used in a broad sense meaning better, with more precision.
Why is точнее used without a word meaning more?
Because in Russian, comparatives are usually formed directly in one word.
English:
- precisely → more precisely
Russian:
- точно → точнее
So Russian does not need a separate word like more here.
Some more examples:
- быстро → быстрее = faster
- ясно → яснее = more clearly
- кратко → короче = more briefly
Is точнее an adverb or an adjective here?
Can для тех, кто хочет... be translated literally as for those who want...?
Yes, that is a very direct and accurate translation of the structure.
- для = for
- тех = those (genitive after для)
- кто хочет = who want(s)
So the whole phrase literally matches English very closely:
- для тех, кто хочет писать точнее
- for those who want to write more precisely
Could the word order be different?
Yes, Russian word order is flexible, but the original order is natural and neutral.
Standard version:
- Этот словарь прекрасно подходит для тех, кто хочет писать точнее.
You might also hear:
- Для тех, кто хочет писать точнее, этот словарь прекрасно подходит.
This version emphasizes for those who want to write more precisely.
Russian often changes word order for emphasis, topic, or style, but the original sentence is a very normal default way to say it.
Why is there a comma before кто хочет писать точнее?
Because кто хочет писать точнее is a subordinate clause attached to тех.
Russian punctuation requires a comma before clauses introduced by words like:
- кто = who
- что = that/what
- когда = when
- если = if
So:
- для тех, кто хочет писать точнее
is punctuated with a comma just as English often uses one in a similar structure.
Is прекрасно подходит stronger than just подходит?
Yes. Подходит simply means suits / is suitable. Adding прекрасно makes it stronger:
- подходит = is suitable
- хорошо подходит = is well suited
- прекрасно подходит = is excellently/perfectly suited
So the sentence is not just saying the dictionary is acceptable; it is saying it is a very good match for that purpose.
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