Breakdown of Банковская комиссия за кредит — больше десяти долларов.
десять
ten
доллар
dollar
больше
more (quantity or size) / no longer, anymore
комиссия
commission / fee
кредит
loan / credit
банковский
bank / banking (adjective)
за
for (in exchange for)
Questions & Answers about Банковская комиссия за кредит — больше десяти долларов.
Why is it десяти долларов and not десять долларов?
The word больше (more) is a comparative. When you say "more than" or "less than" in Russian without using the specific word for "than" (чем), the quantity being compared to must take the genitive case. Therefore, both the number (десяти) and the noun (долларов) are in the genitive.
How do I remember that the genitive of десять is десяти?
Numbers from 5 to 30 that end in a soft sign decline exactly like feminine nouns ending in a soft sign (such as тетрадь or вещь). In the genitive case, the soft sign at the end changes to -и.
Why do we use за кредит to say "for the loan"?
The preposition за followed by the accusative case is used for transactions, meaning "in exchange for" or "paying for" something. Since a commission is a fee charged in exchange for providing the loan, за is the perfect preposition here.
Why is there a dash (—) in the middle of the sentence?
In Russian, a dash is frequently used in the present tense to replace the invisible verb "to be" (is/are). Here, it acts as a visual bridge between the subject (комиссия) and its description, showing exactly where the word "is" would go in English.
Since we are learning to use один to mean "only", could I use it here to say the commission is "only ten dollars"?
No, that would sound unnatural. Using один for "only" works best when emphasizing that no other types of things are present (like одни дети for "only children"). When you want to say "only" meaning "no more than a certain amount" with numbers, you should use всего instead (for example, всего десять долларов).
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