Breakdown of Девочка много читает, чтобы получить образование.
девочка
girl
много
a lot
читать
to read
получить
to receive (perfective)
чтобы
in order to
образование
education
Questions & Answers about Девочка много читает, чтобы получить образование.
Why is the verb получить in the infinitive here?
When the person doing the action is the same in both parts of the sentence (the girl is reading, and the girl is the one getting the education), we use чтобы followed by an infinitive. It translates perfectly to 'in order to get'.
Why is there a comma before чтобы?
In Russian grammar, you must always put a comma before conjunctions that start a new clause, such as чтобы (in order to), что (that), or потому что (because). English usually doesn't use a comma before 'in order to', so this is an important difference to remember.
Why do we use the imperfective verb читает but the perfective verb получить?
читает is imperfective because reading is an ongoing, repeated habit. получить is perfective because getting an education is the final goal or completed result she wants to achieve.
What case is the word образование in this sentence?
It is in the accusative case because it is the direct object of the verb получить (to get). Neuter nouns like образование do not change their spelling when moving from the dictionary form (nominative) to the accusative case.
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