Breakdown of Он находит деньги на улице.
он
he / it (for a masculine noun) / it (for a neuter noun)
улица
street
на
on, at / by (transport) / to (a place) / to (in answer to)
деньги
money
находить
to find (imperfective)
Questions & Answers about Он находит деньги на улице.
Why do we use на instead of в to mean 'in the street'?
In Russian, you use на (on) with улица (street) because you are physically out on its surface. Because of this, на улице is the standard way to say 'in the street', 'on the street', or simply 'outside'.
Why doesn't the word деньги change its ending if it is the direct object?
Деньги (money) is indeed the direct object here, so it is in the accusative case. However, it is an inanimate noun that only exists in the plural. For plural inanimate nouns, the accusative case looks exactly the same as the nominative dictionary form.
Why is the verb находит used here instead of найдёт?
Находит is the present tense of the imperfective verb находить. It describes an ongoing or habitual action (for example, he finds money regularly). Найдёт is the future tense of the perfective verb найти and would mean 'he will find'.
How could we use our new lesson phrase с собой to say 'He takes the money with him'?
You would say Он берёт деньги с собой. You must use the reflexive с собой (with oneself) instead of just translating 'with him' literally, because the person taking the money (the subject) is the exact same person he is taking the money with.
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