Word
На примерке портной предложил укоротить пальто.
Meaning
At the fitting, the tailor suggested shortening the coat.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of На примерке портной предложил укоротить пальто.
пальто
the coat
на
on/for
предложить
to suggest
портной
the tailor
Questions & Answers about На примерке портной предложил укоротить пальто.
What does на примерке mean exactly?
Примерка is a fitting: a session where someone tries on clothing so it can be adjusted. So на примерке means at the fitting or during the fitting. It refers to the event, not just a place.
Why is it на примерке, not в примерке?
Russian often uses на with events and scheduled activities:
- на уроке = at/in class
- на встрече = at a meeting
- на концерте = at a concert
A fitting is treated the same way, so на примерке is natural. If you want to talk about the fitting room, that would be в примерочной.
What case is примерке?
It is the prepositional singular form of примерка.
The pattern is:
- примерка → dictionary form
- на примерке → after на in this kind of at/during an event meaning
What is портной grammatically?