Breakdown of Директор нашей новой компании сейчас отдыхает.
новый
new
наш
our (наш, наша, наше)
сейчас
now
отдыхать
to rest
директор
director
компания
company
Questions & Answers about Директор нашей новой компании сейчас отдыхает.
Why do we use нашей новой instead of наша новая?
They are in the genitive case because they describe the company that the director is of. In the feminine singular genitive case, the possessive pronoun наша changes to нашей, and the adjective новая changes to новой.
Both words describe the same noun, so why does нашей end in -ей, but новой ends in -ой?
For most regular feminine adjectives like новая, the genitive ending is -ой, giving us новой. However, the possessive pronoun наша has a different declension pattern due to its spelling rules, so its feminine genitive ending is -ей, becoming нашей.
Why does компании end with two иs?
The dictionary form is компания, which ends in -ия. When a feminine noun ends in -ия, its genitive ending changes the final -я to -и. This leaves us with the spelling компании.
Does сейчас отдыхает mean the director is taking a nap right now, or that they are on vacation?
It could mean either, depending on the context! The verb отдыхать literally means to rest or relax, but it is also the standard verb used in Russian for being on vacation or taking time off work.
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