Breakdown of Наш доктор работает в поликлинике.
наш
our
работать
to work
в
in / to (direction)
доктор
doctor
Questions & Answers about Наш доктор работает в поликлинике.
Why does поликлинике end in -е here?
The base word is поликлиника (clinic). Because it comes after the preposition в (in) to answer the question 'where?', it must be in the prepositional case. For feminine nouns ending in -а, this means dropping the -а and adding -е.
What is the difference between a поликлиника and a больница?
While both relate to medicine, a поликлиника is an outpatient clinic for check-ups and minor illnesses. If a doctor works in a больница (hospital), it means they treat patients who stay overnight or need more serious care.
Why do we use наш instead of наша if the doctor happens to be a woman?
In Russian, the noun доктор is grammatically masculine, regardless of the person's actual gender. Because possessive words must match the grammatical gender of the noun they describe, we always use the masculine form наш (our) even if the doctor is female.
Why does the verb работает end in -ет?
The verb работать (to work) belongs to the first conjugation group in Russian. When matching it to a third-person singular subject like доктор (he or she), we drop the -ть from the infinitive and add the ending -ет.