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Questions & Answers about Ребро зламалося.
Why does зламалося end in -лося?
Because the subject ребро is neuter singular.
In the past tense, Ukrainian verbs agree with the subject in gender and number:
- masculine: -в
- feminine: -ла
- neuter: -ло
- plural: -ли
So:
- він зламався = he broke / it broke
- вона зламалася = she broke / it broke
- воно зламалося = it broke
- вони зламалися = they broke
Here, ребро is a neuter noun, so the verb is зламалося.
The final -ся is the reflexive particle, which in this sentence helps give the meaning broke / got broken rather than broke something.
What is the dictionary form of зламалося?
The dictionary form is зламатися.
That is the infinitive.
You can break the form down like this:
- з- = prefix
- лам = root related to breaking
- а-ти = infinitive ending
- -ся = reflexive particle
So:
- зламатися = to break, to get broken
- зламалося = broke / got broken