Question 1

Why does this sentence use the infinitive получить after чтобы?

Accepted Answer

In Russian, when the subject of the main action (the student working) is the exact same person as the subject of the purpose (the student getting experience), you use чтобы plus the infinitive form of the verb.

Question 2

Is the comma before чтобы mandatory?

Accepted Answer

Yes! In Russian, you must always put a comma before чтобы when it introduces a purpose. English usually does not use a comma before 'in order to', so this is an important habit to build.

Question 3

Since he works every day, why don't we use the imperfective verb получать instead of the perfective получить?

Accepted Answer

Even though the working happens every day, his ultimate goal is to successfully acquire the experience as a finished result. When a purpose focuses on achieving a specific result rather than a continuous process, Russian uses the perfective aspect, like получить.

Question 4

Why is каждый день in the accusative case here?

Accepted Answer

When you talk about how often something happens (like 'every day' or 'every week'), Russian uses the accusative case. Because день is a masculine inanimate noun, its accusative form looks exactly like its normal dictionary form.

Question 5

As a quick refresher, why is it в офисе and not в офис?

Accepted Answer

The student is already inside the office doing the work, which describes a static location. Location requires the prepositional case (в офисе). If he were traveling to the office, you would use the accusative case to show direction (в офис).

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