Breakdown of Мы переписываемся с иностранным партнёром.
мы
we
с
with (also со)
партнёр
partner
иностранный
foreign
Questions & Answers about Мы переписываемся с иностранным партнёром.
Why does the verb переписываемся have a -ся at the end?
In this lesson, -ся shows a reciprocal action, meaning 'each other'. The base verb is related to писать (to write). By adding the reflexive ending, the action bounces between the people involved: instead of just writing something, they are writing to each other (corresponding).
Why do we need the preposition с here if the verb already means 'writing to each other'?
Even though переписываемся implies mutual action, you still need с (with) to introduce the specific person or group you are doing the action with, just like in English: 'we correspond with a partner'.
Why are the words иностранный партнёр spelled as иностранным партнёром?
The preposition с (meaning 'with') requires the Instrumental case. For masculine words, the noun партнёр gets the -ом ending, and the adjective иностранный gets the -ым ending.
How do I conjugate переписываться? Does the -ся change?
You conjugate the main part of the verb normally, then add the reflexive ending. If the regular verb ending is a consonant (like переписываем for 'we' or переписывает for 'he/she'), you add -ся. If it ends in a vowel (like переписываюсь for 'I' or переписываетесь for 'you plural'), you add the shortened version -сь.