Breakdown of Я не верю твоему новому соседу, потому что он предлагает плохой план.
не
not
он
he / it (for a masculine noun) / it (for a neuter noun)
я
I
новый
new
твой
your [informal]
плохой
bad
потому что
because
сосед
neighbor
план
plan
предлагать
to offer
верить
to believe
Questions & Answers about Я не верю твоему новому соседу, потому что он предлагает плохой план.
Why is 'your new neighbor' translated as твоему новому соседу instead of твой новый сосед?
The verb верить (to believe or to trust) requires the Dative case to show who you are believing. Because of this, the entire phrase 'your new neighbor' has to take Dative case endings.
How do the possessive pronoun and adjective endings work here in the Dative case?
For masculine nouns in the Dative case, possessive pronouns and adjectives usually take an -ому or -ему ending. The pronoun твой changes to твоему, and the adjective новый changes to новому to match the Dative noun соседу.
The phrase плохой план is the direct object of what he is offering. Why doesn't it have Accusative case endings?
It actually is in the Accusative case! Because план (plan) is a masculine inanimate noun (a thing, not a living being), its Accusative form looks exactly like its dictionary form. The adjective плохой also keeps its standard form to match.
I often mix up потому что and поэтому. Why do we use потому что in this sentence?
потому что means 'because' and introduces the reason for something (you don't believe him because of his plan). поэтому means 'therefore' or 'that is why', which would reverse the cause and effect.
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