Breakdown of Наш учитель хочет знать всё.
учитель
teacher
наш
our (наш, наша, наше)
знать
to know
хотеть
to want
весь
all, the whole, everything, everyone (весь, вся, всё, все)
Questions & Answers about Наш учитель хочет знать всё.
Why do we use всё here instead of весь or все?
The word всё (neuter singular) is used to mean 'everything'. It is the direct object of the verb знать (to know), which means it must be in the accusative case. Luckily, for neuter words, the accusative form looks exactly the same as the nominative form, so it stays всё.
Is it important to write the two dots over the ё in всё?
Yes, it is highly recommended! While Russians often skip the dots in everyday writing, writing them helps you distinguish всё (everything, pronounced 'vsyo') from все (everyone or all, pronounced 'vsye'). In sentences like this, mixing them up changes the meaning entirely!
Why do we use the masculine word наш if учитель ends in a soft sign?
Words ending in a soft sign (-ь) can be either masculine or feminine. However, учитель (teacher) is a masculine noun, so it takes the masculine possessive pronoun наш. There is a feminine version (учительница), but учитель is often used generally for a teacher of any gender.
I remember the verb хотеть (to want) is irregular. What form is хочет?
It is the third-person singular (he/she/it) form. хотеть is tricky because it mixes conjugations. In the singular, it uses first-conjugation endings with a stem change (я хочу, ты хочешь, он/она/оно хочет). But in the plural, it switches to second-conjugation endings (мы хотим, вы хотите, они хотят).
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