Мы переизбрали председателя.

we

Breakdown of Мы переизбрали председателя.

• председатель: the chairperson
• переизбрать: to re-elect

Questions & Answers about Мы переизбрали председателя.

What does мы mean here, and is it necessary to include it?

Мы means we.

In Russian, subject pronouns are often omitted when the verb ending already makes the subject clear. So Переизбрали председателя can also mean We reelected the chairperson/chairman, depending on context.

Including мы makes the subject explicit. It can sound more natural if you want to emphasize we specifically.

Why does переизбрали end in -ли?

The ending -ли shows past tense plural.

So:

• переизбрал = he reelected
• переизбрала = she reelected
• переизбрало = it reelected
• переизбрали = they reelected / we reelected / you plural reelected

Russian past tense does not mark person, only gender in the singular and number in the plural. The subject мы tells you this means we reelected.

What is the infinitive of переизбрали?

The infinitive is переизбрать, meaning to reelect.

This verb is built from:

• избрать = to elect
• prefix пере- = again, re-

So переизбрать literally means to elect again.