Breakdown of Сегодня магазин даёт хорошую скидку.
хороший
good
магазин
store, shop
сегодня
today
давать
to give (imperfective)
скидка
the discount
Questions & Answers about Сегодня магазин даёт хорошую скидку.
Why does the adjective end in -ую (хорошую)?
It is in the accusative case because it describes the direct object, скидку (discount). For feminine adjectives, the dictionary ending -ая changes to -ую in the accusative.
Why is the noun spelled скидку instead of the dictionary form скидка?
Скидка is the direct object of the verb даёт (the shop is giving a discount), so it must be in the accusative case. Feminine nouns ending in -а change their ending to -у.
The English translation says 'is offering', but doesn't даёт mean 'gives'?
Yes, даёт literally means 'gives' or 'is giving'. In Russian, the standard way to say 'to offer a discount' is давать скидку (to give a discount).
What is the infinitive of даёт, and why did it lose the 'ва' in the middle?
The infinitive is давать (to give). It is a common irregular verb where the -ва- drops out completely when you conjugate it in the present tense, which is why we get даю, даёшь, and даёт.
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