Breakdown of Это самое известное изобретение, которое работает без интернета.
это
this / it is
работать
to work
известный
famous
интернет
internet
без
without
самый
most
который
which / who / that (relative pronoun)
изобретение
invention
Questions & Answers about Это самое известное изобретение, которое работает без интернета.
Why do we use которое here instead of который?
The word которое (which/that) must match the gender and number of the noun it refers back to. Since it replaces изобретение (invention), which is a neuter noun, we use the neuter singular form которое. It is in the Nominative case here because it is the subject of the second half of the sentence: it is the thing that works.
How does самое известное translate to "the most famous"?
To say "the most" plus an adjective in Russian, you use a form of the word самый followed by the adjective. Both words must match the noun they describe. Because изобретение is a neuter noun, we use the neuter forms самое and известное.
Why is the word for internet spelled интернета with an "а" at the end?
The preposition без (without) always requires the noun following it to be in the Genitive case. Because интернет is a masculine noun ending in a consonant, we add an -а to form the Genitive.
Why isn't there a verb like "is" after Это?
In Russian, the present tense of the verb "to be" is almost always skipped. When you start a sentence with Это to point something out, it naturally translates to "This is" or "It is" all by itself.
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