Breakdown of И мой муж, и твой брат хотят принять эти условия.
и
and
брат
brother
мой
my (мой, моя, моё) / mine
твой
your [informal] (твой, твоя, твоё)
этот
this [f: эта, n: это]
хотеть
to want
муж
husband
условие
condition (requirement, term)
принять
to accept (pf) / to make (a decision)
Questions & Answers about И мой муж, и твой брат хотят принять эти условия.
Why is there a comma before the second и in И мой муж, и твой брат?
When using the double conjunction и ... и (both ... and), Russian punctuation rules require a comma before the second и (and any subsequent ones). This is different from English, where we do not put a comma before 'and' when connecting just two items like this.
Since муж and брат are singular, why is the verb хотят in the plural form?
The double conjunction и ... и groups the singular nouns together into a single plural subject. Because two people are involved in the action, the verb хотеть (to want) must take the third-person plural form хотят.
Why do we use the perfective verb принять here instead of the imperfective принимать?
The perfective принять is used because the action of accepting these specific conditions is viewed as a single, complete event that will have a definitive result. If they wanted to accept conditions on a regular or recurring basis, you would use the imperfective принимать.
What case is эти условия (these conditions) and why?
It is in the accusative case because it is the direct object of the verb принять (to accept). The base word is условие (condition), which is a neuter noun. Because it is inanimate, its plural accusative form условия looks exactly the same as its nominative plural.
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