Breakdown of Правление доверило председателю работу и распределило взносы.
работа
the work
и
and
взнос
the financial contribution
правление
the governing board
Questions & Answers about Правление доверило председателю работу и распределило взносы.
Why do доверило and распределило end in -ло?
Because the subject is правление, and правление is a neuter singular noun.
In the past tense, Russian verbs agree with the subject in gender and number:
- masculine: -л
- feminine: -ла
- neuter: -ло
- plural: -ли
So:
- правление доверило
- правление распределило
Even though правление refers to a group or board, grammatically it is a single neuter noun.
What exactly does правление mean here?
Here правление means something like the board, the governing board, or the management committee.
It is not the verb-related idea of ruling here. In this sentence, it is an organization or body of people acting as one unit.
A useful point: Russian often uses a singular noun for a collective body, and the verb agrees in the singular:
- правление решило = the board decided
- правление доверило = the board entrusted
Why is председателю in the dative case?