Breakdown of Они всегда распределяют эти партии вместе с тремя другими грузами.
они
they
этот
this [f: эта, n: это]
всегда
always
вместе
together
три
three
с
with (also со)
другой
other
груз
cargo
распределять
to distribute
партия
batch
Questions & Answers about Они всегда распределяют эти партии вместе с тремя другими грузами.
Why is the number three spelled тремя in this sentence?
It is in the Instrumental case, which is triggered by the preposition с (with) in the phrase вместе с (together with). The Nominative form is три, and its Instrumental form is тремя.
I learned that nouns after 2, 3, and 4 must be in the Genitive singular. Why are другими and грузами plural here?
That Genitive singular rule only applies when the number is in the Nominative or inanimate Accusative case! When the number is in any other case (an "oblique" case, like the Instrumental used here), the number, the adjective, and the noun all match in case and are all plural. So, тремя другими грузами are all in the Instrumental plural.
What case is эти партии, and why?
It is in the Accusative case because it acts as the direct object of the verb распределяют (they distribute). Because партия (batch) is an inanimate noun, its Accusative plural form looks identical to the Nominative plural.
Does партия have multiple meanings? I usually see it as 'political party'.
Yes! While you will often see партия used for a political party or a single game (like a game of chess), in business, manufacturing, or logistics, it means a "batch", "lot", or "consignment" of goods.
Why did we use the imperfective verb распределяют instead of the perfective?
The adverb всегда (always) tells us this is a regular, repeating action, which requires an imperfective verb. If we used the perfective form, распределят, it would mean a one-time completed action in the future: "they will distribute".
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