Вчера утром мы очень долго одевались.
Yesterday morning we were getting dressed for a very long time.
Breakdown of Вчера утром мы очень долго одевались.
мы
we
очень
very
утром
in the morning
вчера
yesterday
долго
for a long time
одеваться
to get dressed
Questions & Answers about Вчера утром мы очень долго одевались.
Why does одевались end in -сь instead of -ся?
This is a reflexive verb, which means the action is done to oneself. In the past tense, you add the reflexive ending -сь after vowels and -ся after consonants. Because мы (we) takes the plural past tense ending -ли, it ends in a vowel. Therefore, we attach -сь to get одевались.
How does the reflexive ending change the meaning of this verb?
The base verb одевать means to dress someone else, like a baby. By adding the reflexive ending, the action reflects back onto the subject. So, одевались means we dressed ourselves, or simply that we were getting dressed.
Why is the word for morning written as утром instead of утро?
The dictionary word for morning is утро. However, to say 'in the morning', Russian changes the noun into a form called the instrumental case, making it утром. You will see this same pattern with other times of day, such as вечером for 'in the evening'.
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