Собственники воздержались.

The owners abstained.

Breakdown of Собственники воздержались.

• собственник: the property owner
• воздержаться: to abstain from voting

Questions & Answers about Собственники воздержались.

What does собственники mean, exactly?

Собственники is the plural of собственник, which means owner or property owner.

So:

• собственник = owner
• собственники = owners

This word often sounds a bit formal or legal. In many contexts, it refers to people who legally own something, such as an apartment, a building, shares, or other property.

Grammatically, собственники is in the nominative plural, because it is the subject of the sentence.

Why is there no word for the in this sentence?

Russian has no articles, so there is no direct equivalent of the or a/an.

That means Собственники воздержались could be understood as:

• The owners abstained
• Owners abstained

Which one sounds best in English depends on the context.

In most real situations, the context makes it clear whether we mean specific owners or owners in general.

What form is воздержались?