Breakdown of Моя соседка приготовит вкусный суп.
мой
my (мой, моя, моё) / mine
вкусный
tasty
суп
soup
приготовить
to cook (perfective)
соседка
neighbor (f)
Questions & Answers about Моя соседка приготовит вкусный суп.
How do we know this neighbor is a woman?
The noun соседка specifically means a female neighbor. If it were a male neighbor, the word would be сосед and the sentence would start with the masculine word for 'my', which is мой.
Why does приготовит mean 'will prepare'? It looks like a normal present tense verb.
You are right that it has a present tense ending! However, the dictionary form приготовить is a perfective verb, meaning it focuses on a completed result. In Russian, when you put present tense endings on a perfective verb, it automatically creates the future tense.
Is приготовит related to the verb готовит (cooks/prepares)?
Yes! Готовит describes the ongoing, regular process of cooking. Adding the prefix при- to the beginning changes the verb to focus on the successfully completed result.
'Delicious soup' is the object being prepared. Why didn't the endings on вкусный суп change?
They are actually in the accusative case because they receive the action of the verb. But because суп is a masculine, inanimate (non-living) noun, its accusative form looks exactly like its basic dictionary form. The adjective вкусный just copies that behavior!
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