Word
Почему ты часто пропускаешь семинар?
Meaning
Why do you often skip the seminar?
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Questions & Answers about Почему ты часто пропускаешь семинар?
Why do we use the imperfective verb пропускаешь here?
The word часто (often) tells us this is a repeated or habitual action. In Russian, actions that happen regularly always require an imperfective verb like пропускать.
Why doesn't the ending of семинар change? Isn't it the direct object?
Yes, семинар is the direct object of the verb, which means it is in the accusative case. However, because it is a masculine inanimate noun (a non-living thing), its accusative form is exactly the same as its dictionary form.
If I want to say "I miss my family", do I use this same verb?
No, пропускать means "to miss" only in the sense of skipping an event, a class, or a turn. To say you miss a person emotionally, you would use the verb скучать.
Does the adverb часто have to go exactly before the verb?
While Russian word order is flexible, adverbs of frequency like часто (often), редко (rarely), or всегда (always) sound most natural when placed immediately before the verb they describe.