Word
Она часто меняет работу.
Meaning
She changes jobs often.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Она часто меняет работу.
она
she / it (for a feminine noun)
работа
work, job
часто
often
менять
to change, to exchange
Questions & Answers about Она часто меняет работу.
Why does the English translation say "jobs" (plural), but the Russian sentence uses the singular работу?
In Russian, it is natural to use the singular here, literally meaning "She often changes her job." English prefers the plural "jobs" for this general idea, but Russian focuses on the fact that she holds one job at a time before changing it.
Why does the word работа end in -у here?
It is in the accusative case because it is the direct object receiving the action of the verb меняет (changes). When a feminine noun ends in -а in its dictionary form, it changes to -у in the accusative case.
What is the infinitive of меняет and why is this aspect used?
The infinitive is менять (to change). It is an imperfective verb, which is required here because the word часто (often) tells us this is a repeated, regular habit rather than a single completed action.
Why isn't there a word for "her" before работу?
In English we might say "She changes her job," but Russian routinely drops possessive pronouns (like свою - one's own) when the owner is obvious from the context. Since it is perfectly clear she is changing her own job, adding the pronoun is unnecessary.