Word
Пуговицы пришиваются к рубашке аккуратно.
Meaning
The buttons are sewn onto the shirt carefully.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
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Breakdown of Пуговицы пришиваются к рубашке аккуратно.
рубашка
the shirt
к
towards, to
аккуратно
neatly
пуговица
button (clothing)
Questions & Answers about Пуговицы пришиваются к рубашке аккуратно.
Why does пришиваются end in -ся if the buttons aren't sewing themselves?
The particle -ся isn't just for actions you do to yourself. In this lesson, it's used with the imperfective verb пришивать (to sew on) to create a passive meaning. Since buttons can't perform the action, пришиваются translates as are sewn or are being sewn by someone else.
Why do we use к рубашке instead of на рубашку for onto the shirt?
In English, you sew a button onto a shirt, but in Russian, verbs involving attaching, tying, or fastening things together usually take the preposition к (to/towards) plus the Dative case (here, рубашке). Think of it as sewing the buttons to the shirt.
What does the prefix при- do to the base verb in пришиваются?
The prefix при- often implies attachment, arriving, or bringing things together. The base verb is шить (to sew), so adding the prefix creates пришивать, which specifically means to sew on or to attach by sewing.
Is аккуратно the same as the English word accurately?