Breakdown of Она купила мясо и приготовила суп.
и
and
она
she / it (for a feminine noun)
суп
soup
мясо
meat
купить
to buy (perfective)
приготовить
to cook (perfective)
Questions & Answers about Она купила мясо и приготовила суп.
Why is the perfective verb купила used here instead of the imperfective покупала?
In Russian, perfective verbs are used for actions that were successfully completed one time and produced a result. Because she bought the meat once and finished the action, we need the perfective form купила.
What does using two perfective verbs (купила, приготовила) joined by и tell us about the timeline?
It tells us these actions happened one after the other in a sequence. Using perfective verbs in a row like this means she completely finished buying the meat, and then she completely finished making the soup.
Why do both verbs end in -ла (купила, приготовила)?
Both мясо (meat) and суп (soup) are direct objects. Shouldn't they change endings for the accusative case?
They are in the accusative case, but their spellings do not change! For neuter nouns like мясо and inanimate (non-living) masculine nouns like суп, the accusative case form looks exactly the same as their standard dictionary forms.
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