Он продаёт антиквариат.

Продаёт is the 3rd person singular present tense form of the imperfective verb продавать — to sell.

So он продаёт means:

• he sells
• he is selling

Russian present tense with an imperfective verb can describe either:

• a habitual action: He sells antiques
• an action happening now: He is selling antiques

The exact meaning depends on context.

The letter ё is pronounced like yo in yonder or your.

So продаёт is pronounced roughly:

• pra-da-YOT

A very important point: ё is always stressed.

In many Russian texts, especially informal or older ones, ё is often written as е, so you may also see продает. But the correct pronunciation is still продаёт.

It actually is in the accusative case, but for a masculine inanimate noun like антиквариат, the accusative singular looks exactly the same as the nominative singular.

So:

• nominative: антиквариат
• accusative: антиквариат

That is normal in Russian.

After продавать and продать, the thing being sold is usually put in the accusative case.

Grammatically, антиквариат is a singular masculine noun.

But in meaning, it often works like a collective noun:

• antiques
• antique goods
• antique items

So even though the Russian word is singular in form, English often translates it with a plural idea: antiques.

Russian often omits subject pronouns when the subject is clear from context.

So both are possible:

• Он продаёт антиквариат.
• Продаёт антиквариат.

The verb ending -ёт already tells you the subject is he / she / it in the singular, so context often makes the pronoun unnecessary.

Using он can:

• make the subject clearer
• add contrast, as in he sells antiques rather than someone else

Продавать is imperfective.

That means it focuses on:

• process
• repetition
• habit
• an action in progress

Its perfective partner is продать.

Compare:

• Он продаёт антиквариат. = He sells / is selling antiques.
• Он продаст антиквариат. = He will sell the antiques / he will manage to sell them.

So in this sentence, the imperfective aspect fits well because it can describe an ongoing activity or a regular occupation.

Yes.

Russian does not have separate verb forms like English sells vs is selling in the present tense. Instead, the imperfective present can cover both meanings.

So Он продаёт антиквариат can mean:

• He sells antiques if you are talking about his job or usual activity
• He is selling antiques if you are talking about what he is doing now

Context tells you which one is intended.

The sentence Он продаёт антиквариат has a very neutral word order:

• subject + verb + object

Russian word order is more flexible than English, so you can change it for emphasis.

For example:

• Антиквариат он продаёт. = emphasizes antiques
• Продаёт он антиквариат. = can sound contrastive or stylistic

But the most basic, neutral version is:

• Он продаёт антиквариат.

A rough English-style pronunciation would be:

• on pra-da-YOT an-tee-kva-ree-AT

With stress on:

• -ёт in продаёт
• -ат in антиквариат

More carefully:

• Он = on
• продаёт = pra-da-YOT
• антиквариат = an-tee-kva-ree-AT

If you want to sound more natural, make the unstressed vowels weaker and keep the stress clear on ё and the final -ат.

Because the subject is он = he, you need the 3rd person singular form.

Here is the present tense of продавать:

• я продаю = I sell / am selling
• ты продаёшь = you sell
• он / она продаёт = he / she sells
• мы продаём = we sell
• вы продаёте = you sell
• они продают = they sell

So with он, the correct form is продаёт.