Для диеты мы готовим соус без этой специи.
For the diet, we are preparing a sauce without this spice.
Breakdown of Для диеты мы готовим соус без этой специи.
мы
we
этот
this [f: эта, n: это]
готовить
to cook
соус
sauce
для
for
без
without
диета
diet
специя
spice
Questions & Answers about Для диеты мы готовим соус без этой специи.
Why is it диеты instead of диета?
The preposition для (for) requires the Genitive case. Since диета (diet) is a feminine noun ending in -а, its Genitive form ends in -ы, making it диеты.
How does the preposition без change the words эта специя in this sentence?
The preposition без (without) also takes the Genitive case. Both the pronoun эта (this) and the noun специя (spice) must change. Эта becomes этой, and feminine nouns ending in -ия, like специя, change their ending to -ии in the Genitive. This gives us без этой специи.
Why doesn't the word соус change its ending here?
The word соус (sauce) is the direct object receiving the action of the verb готовим (we are preparing), so it must be in the Accusative case. Because it is a masculine, inanimate noun (an object, not a living person or animal), its Accusative form looks exactly the same as its dictionary form.
Why is the verb готовим spelled with an и in the ending?
The dictionary form is готовить (to prepare or cook). It belongs to the second conjugation group of verbs because it ends in -ить. To make the мы (we) form, we drop the -ить and add the standard ending -им.
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