Learn Russian: Он дышит тихо.

Он дышит тихо.

He breathes quietly.

Breakdown of Он дышит тихо.

он

he / it (for a masculine noun) / it (for a neuter noun)

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Questions & Answers about Он дышит тихо.

Wait, дышать ends in -ать. Why is the ending -ит (дышит) instead of -ет?

Good catch! Дышать (to breathe) is an exception. Even though it ends in -ать, it follows the second conjugation pattern, just like most verbs ending in -ить. That is why it becomes он дышит and not он дышет.

Why use the adverb тихо (quietly) here instead of the adjective тихий (quiet)?

We use the adverb тихо because it describes the action of the verb дышит - it tells us how he breathes. You would use the adjective тихий if you were describing a noun, for example, тихий мальчик (a quiet boy).

Since this lesson is about хотя (although), how would I connect a хотя clause to this short sentence?

You can add a хотя clause before or after this sentence to introduce contrasting information. For example: Хотя он болеет, он дышит тихо (Although he is sick, he breathes quietly). Just remember to always separate the two parts of the sentence with a comma!