Word
Мы видим талантливого актёра.
Meaning
We see a talented actor.
Part of speech
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Questions & Answers about Мы видим талантливого актёра.
Why does талантливого end in -ого?
Because it is modifying the direct object of the sentence, актёра, so it must be in the Accusative case. Since актёр is a masculine animate noun (a living being), its adjectives take the special animate Accusative ending -ого instead of just keeping their Nominative form.
How is the -ого ending in талантливого pronounced?
The letter г in the masculine endings -ого and -его is always pronounced like an English v. Because the ending is unstressed here, the о sounds reduce, making the ending sound roughly like -ava.
Why does the noun актёра end in -а?
Because актёр is a masculine animate noun in the Accusative case. For animate masculine nouns, the Accusative case borrows the Genitive case ending, which means adding an -а. If the noun were inanimate (like a table, стол), it would not change at all.
Why does видим end in -им if its dictionary form видеть ends in -еть?
Usually, verbs ending in -еть belong to the first conjugation and take endings like -ем. However, видеть is one of a few common exception verbs that belong to the second conjugation, which is why it uses -им for the мы (we) form.