Question 1

Since the current lesson is about intensifying comparatives, how would I change this sentence to say "This stylish keyboard is much more expensive"?

Accepted Answer

You would say Эта стильная клавиатура гораздо дороже (or намного дороже). Дороже is the comparative form of дорогой (expensive), and you intensify it with гораздо or намного (much/a lot).

Question 2

I've seen the word стоит used to mean "stands". Is this the exact same word?

Accepted Answer

They are spelled the same but pronounced with different stress! Сто́ит (stress on the first syllable) means "costs", from the verb сто́ить. Стои́т (stress on the second syllable) means "stands", from the verb стоя́ть. Context almost always makes it clear which one you are reading.

Question 3

Why is it долларов and not доллары?

Accepted Answer

In Russian, quantities of 5 and above (including 100) require the noun that follows to be in the genitive plural case. The standard nominative plural for dollars is доллары, but after сто (one hundred), it must take the genitive plural ending, becoming долларов.

Question 4

Why is Эта стильная клавиатура in the nominative case instead of the accusative?

Accepted Answer

Because the keyboard is the subject of the sentence—it is the item doing the action of "costing." If the sentence were "I bought this stylish keyboard," the keyboard would be the direct object and would change to the accusative case: Я купил эту стильную клавиатуру.

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