Breakdown of Она идёт от нашего нового врача.
она
she / it (for a feminine noun)
врач
doctor
новый
new
наш
our (наш, наша, наше)
идти
to go (on foot) / to proceed, go (of a process)
от
from
Questions & Answers about Она идёт от нашего нового врача.
Why are all the words at the end of the sentence in the genitive case?
The preposition от (from) always requires the genitive case. Because she is coming from the doctor, the base phrase наш новый врач (our new doctor) changes entirely to the genitive: нашего нового врача.
Why does нового end in -ого, and how do you pronounce it?
The suffix -ого is the standard genitive singular ending for masculine adjectives like новый. A major rule in Russian is that the letter г in -ого and -его adjective endings is pronounced like an English v. So, нового sounds like nóvovo.
How does the possessive pronoun наш change to нашего?
Possessive pronouns like наш (our) and ваш (your) take endings similar to adjectives. In the genitive masculine singular, наш takes the ending -его, becoming нашего (pronounced náshevo).
Why does the sentence use идёт instead of ходит for 'is coming'?
Идёт is a one-way verb of motion, meaning the action is happening right now in one specific direction. Since she is currently on her way back from the doctor on a single, continuous trip, we use идёт rather than the habitual or round-trip verb ходит.
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