Продавець зважив кабачок і капусту.

The seller weighed the courgette and cabbage.

Breakdown of Продавець зважив кабачок і капусту.

• й: and
• продавець: the seller
• зважити: to weigh something
• кабачок: the courgette

Questions & Answers about Продавець зважив кабачок і капусту.

Why does кабачок stay the same, but капуста becomes капусту?

Both words are in the accusative singular because they are the direct objects of зважив.

• кабачок is a masculine inanimate noun, and for that group the accusative singular is usually the same as the nominative singular.

  • nominative: кабачок
  • accusative: кабачок

• капуста is a feminine noun ending in -а, so in the accusative singular it changes to -у.

  • nominative: капуста
  • accusative: капусту

So the difference is caused by gender + case pattern.

What case is продавець in?

Продавець is in the nominative singular because it is the subject of the sentence — the person who performed the action.

So the structure is:

• Продавець = the seller, shop assistant
• зважив = weighed
• кабачок і капусту = the zucchini and the cabbage

What does зважив mean grammatically?