Breakdown of Вона зашила дірку за допомогою нитки.
вона
she
за допомогою
using
нитка
the thread
дірка
the hole in fabric
Questions & Answers about Вона зашила дірку за допомогою нитки.
Why is дірка written as дірку in this sentence?
Because дірку is in the accusative case, which marks the direct object of the verb.
The verb зашила means sewed up / stitched up, and the thing being sewn up is дірка (a hole), so it changes:
- nominative: дірка
- accusative: дірку
This is very common with feminine nouns ending in -а:
- книга → книгу
- машина → машину
- дірка → дірку
What does зашила mean exactly, and why not just шила?
Зашила comes from зашити, which means to sew up, to stitch closed, or to mend by sewing.
By contrast, шила from шити usually means was sewing or sewed in a more general sense.
So:
- шити = to sew
- зашити = to sew up / stitch closed
In this sentence, the idea is not just that she was sewing, but that she repaired or closed the hole, so зашила is the natural choice.