Breakdown of Новая версия требует больше памяти.
новый
new
требовать
to demand
версия
the version
больше
more (quantity or size) / no longer, anymore
память
the memory
Questions & Answers about Новая версия требует больше памяти.
Is больше an adjective or an adverb in this sentence?
In this sentence, больше means "more" in terms of quantity (the irregular comparative form of много, meaning "much" or "a lot"). It acts as a quantity word, telling us how much memory is needed.
Why is the word for memory spelled памяти here instead of память?
It is in the genitive case. Whenever you use a comparative word that measures quantity, like больше (more) or меньше (less), the noun that follows it must be in the genitive case to express "more OF something".
The infinitive for "to require" is требовать. Why is the "ов" missing in требует?
Russian verbs ending in -овать follow a special conjugation rule. In the present tense, they drop the -ов- part and replace it with -у- before adding the normal endings. That is why требовать becomes требует rather than "требовает".
I always forget: how can I tell if a soft sign noun like память is masculine or feminine?
Nouns ending in a soft sign (ь) can be either, but память is feminine. A helpful trick is that most abstract concepts ending in -ть or -сть are feminine. Because it is feminine, its genitive case ending changes the -ь to -и.
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