Завтра врач напишет двадцать пять рецептов.
Tomorrow the doctor will write twenty-five prescriptions.
Breakdown of Завтра врач напишет двадцать пять рецептов.
врач
doctor
пять
five
завтра
tomorrow
написать
to write (perfective)
Questions & Answers about Завтра врач напишет двадцать пять рецептов.
Why is the word for prescriptions in the genitive plural (рецептов) if it's the direct object?
This is because of the number двадцать пять. In Russian, for compound numbers, the very last word determines the case of the noun. Since it ends in пять (five), and numbers 5 and up take the genitive plural, рецепт becomes рецептов.
Is двадцать пять in the nominative case here?
It is actually in the accusative case because it is the direct object of the verb (what the doctor is writing). However, for inanimate objects, the accusative form of numbers looks exactly the same as the nominative form, so двадцать пять does not change its ending.
Why does this sentence use напишет instead of будет писать for the future tense?
Напишет is the perfective future tense of the verb to write. We use it here because the doctor will complete the action of writing a specific, finished quantity (twenty-five prescriptions). Будет писать (imperfective) would focus just on the ongoing process of writing.
I thought рецепт meant recipe. Can it also mean prescription?
Yes, it means both! In a medical context, like here with a doctor (врач), it means prescription. If you are talking about cooking, it means recipe.