Breakdown of Около этих грязных заводов нет парков.
парк
park
этот
this [f: эта, n: это]
завод
factory
нет
there is no / is not present
около
near
грязный
dirty
Questions & Answers about Около этих грязных заводов нет парков.
Why is every single word after около in the Genitive case?
There are actually two separate rules at play here! The preposition около (near/around) always requires the Genitive case for the following noun phrase (этих грязных заводов). Then, the word нет (there is no) also requires the Genitive case for the thing that is missing or doesn't exist (парков).
How do we get the ending -ых on the adjective грязных?
Why does the word for "these" (этих) end in -их instead of -ых?
The dictionary form of this demonstrative pronoun is этот (this), and its plural is эти (these). Unlike standard hard-stem adjectives that take -ых, the Genitive plural of эти takes the soft ending -их, making it этих. You will see this -их ending on other pronouns in the Genitive plural too, like моих (my) or твоих (your).
Why do the nouns заводов and парков end in -ов while the adjective and pronoun end in -ых / -их?
Nouns have a completely different set of endings than adjectives and pronouns do! Both завод (factory) and парк (park) are masculine nouns ending in a hard consonant. The standard Genitive plural ending for this specific type of noun is -ов.
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