Breakdown of Из-за аллергии никто не заказывает орехи, кроме него.
не
not
он
he / it (for a masculine noun) / it (for a neuter noun)
никто
nobody
из-за
because of; from behind
заказывать
to order (imperfective)
кроме
except
аллергия
allergy
орех
nut
Questions & Answers about Из-за аллергии никто не заказывает орехи, кроме него.
Why is it него instead of его after кроме?
The preposition кроме (except) requires the Genitive case. The Genitive of он is его. However, when a third-person pronoun (he, she, it, they) comes directly after a preposition, Russian adds an н- to the start of it for easier pronunciation. So, его becomes него.
Why use из-за for "because of" instead of потому что?
Потому что means "because" and connects two full clauses containing verbs. When you want to say "because of" followed just by a noun (like the allergy), you must use a preposition. Из-за is used for this, especially for negative reasons, and it requires the Genitive case (which gives us аллергии).
Why does the sentence say никто не заказывает with two negative words?
Russian requires a double negative. Whenever you use a negative pronoun like никто (nobody) or никогда (never), you must also place не directly before the verb.
Why is орехи not in the Genitive case since the verb is negated?
You might remember the "Genitive of negation" rule from earlier levels. However, in modern Russian, everyday concrete nouns (like nuts) often stay in the Accusative case even when the verb is negated. Using the Genitive here (орехов) would also be grammatically correct, but the Accusative is perfectly natural and very common in spoken language.
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