Breakdown of Он участвует в концерте.
он
he / it (for a masculine noun) / it (for a neuter noun)
в
in / to (direction)
концерт
concert
участвовать
to take part, to participate
Questions & Answers about Он участвует в концерте.
Why does the verb участвовать change to участвует?
The verb участвовать ends in the suffix -овать. In the present tense, verbs with this suffix drop -ова- and replace it with -у- before adding the standard endings. So, участв-ова-ть becomes участв-у-ет for "he".
Why is концерте in the Prepositional case?
The verb участвовать (to participate or take part) is followed by the preposition в (in) and the Prepositional case to show what someone is participating in. Because концерт is a masculine noun ending in a hard consonant, it takes the standard Prepositional ending -е.
Is участвовать related to the Russian word for "part"?
Yes! You can see the root часть (part) right inside the word. Just like in English, участвовать literally means to take a "part" in something. Recognizing this root makes this long verb much easier to remember and spell.
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