Breakdown of У нас есть место для любых огромных зданий.
мы
we
здание
building
место
place, seat
у
at, by
есть
is, there is, to have
для
for
огромный
huge
любой
any
Questions & Answers about У нас есть место для любых огромных зданий.
Why do любых and огромных end in -ых?
They are in the genitive plural case because they follow the preposition для (for). The ending -ых is the standard genitive plural ending for adjectives and pronouns like любой (any) and огромный (huge) that have a hard consonant before the ending.
Wait, if the adjectives end in -ых, why does the noun зданий end in -ий instead of matching?
Nouns and adjectives follow different rules. The noun здание (building) is neuter and ends in -ие in its basic dictionary form. For neuter nouns ending in -ие, the genitive plural ending is always -ий.
Doesn't место usually mean 'place' or 'seat'?
Yes, but it is also the standard Russian word for 'space' or 'room' in a physical sense, just like we say 'there is enough room for this' or 'there is space for this' in English.
Why use любых here for 'any' instead of каких-нибудь?
Любой means 'any at all' or 'whichever you choose' (meaning absolutely any huge building you can think of). Какой-нибудь means 'some kind of' or 'any' in a sense of uncertainty, which wouldn't make sense when confidently boasting about having room for whatever you want to build.
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