Breakdown of Руководство не доверяло президенту с 2011 до 2015 года.
не
not
год
year
до
before, until
доверять
to trust
с
from (a starting point in time)
президент
president
руководство
leadership
Questions & Answers about Руководство не доверяло президенту с 2011 до 2015 года.
How do I pronounce the years '2011' and '2015' in this sentence?
Because they follow the prepositions с (from) and до (until/to), both years must be in the genitive case. In Russian years, only the final word changes its ending. So you would say с две тысячи одиннадцатого до две тысячи пятнадцатого.
Why is the word for year (года) only written at the very end?
When expressing a span of years, you only need to use the word года after the final year. You could technically say с 2011 года до 2015 года, but dropping the first one sounds much more natural and avoids repetition.
Why is the president (президенту) in the dative case here instead of the accusative?
The verb доверять (to trust) always requires its object to be in the dative case. You can think of it as 'giving trust TO the president', which helps remember why it takes the dative.
Why does the verb доверяло have the neuter past tense ending -о?
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