Breakdown of Благодаря разработчикам программа работает быстро и без ошибок.
и
and
работать
to work
быстро
fast, quickly
ошибка
mistake
без
without
программа
program
благодаря
thanks to
разработчик
the developer
Questions & Answers about Благодаря разработчикам программа работает быстро и без ошибок.
Why is the word разработчикам in the Dative case here?
Because it follows the preposition благодаря (thanks to). This preposition always requires the Dative case to show who or what is responsible for the positive outcome. Here, the plural noun разработчики (developers) changes to its Dative plural form, разработчикам.
Could I use из-за (because of) instead of благодаря in this sentence?
You shouldn't. While both express a cause, благодаря is used specifically for positive results. Из-за is typically used for negative outcomes or placing blame. If you used из-за разработчикам, it would sound like you are sarcastically blaming the developers for the program working so well!
Благодаря looks a lot like the verb благодарить (to thank). Are they related?
Yes, exactly! Благодаря was originally a verbal adverb (gerund) formed from благодарить, literally meaning "while thanking." Over time, it evolved into a standard preposition, which is why it still carries that positive, grateful meaning.
Why does ошибок look so different from its dictionary form ошибка (mistake)?
The preposition без (without) requires the Genitive case. Since the sentence says "without mistakes" (plural), we need the Genitive plural. For feminine nouns ending in -а like ошибка, the Genitive plural usually drops the final vowel entirely. To prevent an awkward consonant cluster at the end (-бк), Russian inserts a "fleeting vowel" (о), giving us ошибок.
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