Breakdown of Этот суп стоит пятьдесят два рубля.
этот
this [f: эта, n: это]
суп
soup
два
two
рубль
ruble
стоить
to cost
пятьдесят
fifty
Questions & Answers about Этот суп стоит пятьдесят два рубля.
Why is the word for ruble written as рубля instead of the plural рубли or рублей?
In Russian, the case of the noun after a compound number depends only on the last word of that number. Since пятьдесят два ends in два (two), it follows the rule for the number 2: the noun must be in the genitive singular. So, the dictionary form рубль becomes рубля.
I see a soft sign (ь) in the middle of пятьдесят. Is that normal for tens?
Yes, for the numbers 50, 60, 70, and 80! These words were formed by mashing together a single digit (like пять) and an old word for ten (десят). You keep the soft sign from the first word right in the middle, but notice there is no soft sign at the very end of пятьдесят.
If the item cost 52 kopecks (копейка, feminine) instead of rubles, would the number change?
The verb стоит looks exactly like the word for "stands". How do I know which one it is?
They are spelled exactly the same but pronounced with different stress! The word for "costs" is сто́ит with the stress on the first syllable ("o"). The word for "stands" is стои́т with the stress on the last syllable ("и"). When reading without stress marks, you just rely on context—it makes more sense for soup to cost money than to stand!
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