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Questions & Answers about Робота триватиме довго.
What does робота mean in this sentence?
Робота translates to "work" or "job". In this context, it is the subject of the sentence referring to the activity or task at hand.
What tense and mood is the verb триватиме, and how is it formed?
Триватиме is a future tense form of the verb тривати, meaning "will last". It is in the third person singular and is formed synthetically—that is, the future meaning is built into the verb’s conjugation without using an auxiliary verb like буде.
Why does the sentence use the synthetic future form триватиме instead of using an auxiliary like буде?
In Ukrainian, some verbs have a synthetic (or simple) future form that directly indicates the future without an extra helper. Although many future actions for imperfective verbs are expressed with a compound form (such as буде тривати), триватиме is an accepted synthetic future form that conveys the same meaning in a more concise manner.
What role does the word довго play in the sentence?
Довго is an adverb meaning "for a long time" (or simply "long"). It modifies the verb триватиме by specifying the duration of the work.
How does subject-verb agreement work in this sentence?
The subject, робота, is singular and typically feminine, and the verb триватиме is conjugated in the third person singular to agree with its subject in both number and person.
Can this sentence be expressed using a different future construction?
Yes, an equivalent way to express the same idea is: Робота буде тривати довго. This form uses the auxiliary буде with the infinitive тривати to express the future, which is a common alternative in Ukrainian.