Breakdown of Этот расход слишком большой для бюджета.
большой
big
этот
this [f: эта, n: это]
для
for
слишком
too, excessively
бюджет
budget
расход
expense
Questions & Answers about Этот расход слишком большой для бюджета.
Why does бюджет change to бюджета at the end of the sentence?
It takes the Genitive case because it follows the preposition для (for). Since this lesson focuses on using the Genitive case with fractions, this is a great reminder that many common prepositions like для also require nouns to take the Genitive!
Is the word расход (expense) related to verbs of motion?
Yes! It is built from the prefix рас- (indicating spreading or going apart) and the root ход (motion/walking). Think of an expense as your money 'walking away' or dispersing. Its opposite is доход (income), where the prefix до- implies motion towards you.
Could I use the short-form adjective велик instead of большой here?
You could, and Этот расход слишком велик для бюджета is grammatically correct. However, in modern everyday Russian, using the full adjective большой as a predicate is extremely common and often sounds more conversational and natural for practical topics.
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