Word
Собственник подписал протокол.
Meaning
The owner signed the minutes.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Собственник подписал протокол.
подписать
to sign
собственник
the property owner
протокол
the official meeting minutes
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Questions & Answers about Собственник подписал протокол.
Why does подписал end in -л?
Because it is past tense, masculine, singular.
In Russian past tense, the verb agrees with the subject in gender and number:
- подписал = he signed / a masculine subject signed
- подписала = she signed / a feminine subject signed
- подписало = it signed / a neuter subject signed
- подписали = they signed / plural subject signed
Since собственник is a masculine singular noun, the verb is подписал.
What case is собственник in?
It is in the nominative case because it is the subject of the sentence — the person who performed the action.
So in:
- Собственник подписал протокол.
собственник = the owner / proprietor
This is the one who did the signing.
Why is протокол not changed? Shouldn’t the object be in the accusative?