Breakdown of Для лечения нужен мой снимок.
мой
my (мой, моя, моё) / mine
нужен
needed (нужен, нужна, нужны)
для
for
снимок
x-ray
лечение
treatment
Questions & Answers about Для лечения нужен мой снимок.
Why is the word for treatment spelled лечения here?
Because it follows the preposition для (for), which always requires the Genitive case. The dictionary form is лечение (a neuter noun), and in the Genitive case, that final -е changes to -я.
How does the word нужен work in this sentence?
In Russian, the concept of needing something is often expressed using the short adjective нужен (meaning necessary or needed). The thing that is needed—in this case, мой снимок—is the actual subject of the sentence and stays in the basic Nominative case. Literally, the sentence translates as: For treatment, my x-ray is needed.
Would нужен change if we needed a different item?
I thought снимок meant photograph or snapshot. Can it mean x-ray?
Exactly. The core meaning of снимок is a captured image. In everyday life, it means a photograph, but in a medical context like this one, it is the standard, natural word for an x-ray or a medical scan.
Learn Для лечения нужен мой снимок and more in Russian
All course content and exercises are completely free — no paywalls, no trial periods, no signup needed.
- ✓ Practice with interactive exercises
- ✓ Track your progress with spaced repetition
- ✓Learn at your own pace — completely free