Breakdown of Эта публикация выпускается издательством.
этот
this [f: эта, n: это]
выпускать
to produce
публикация
publication
издательство
publishing house
Questions & Answers about Эта публикация выпускается издательством.
Why does издательством have an -ом ending here?
It is in the Instrumental case. In passive sentences like this one, the agent (the person or thing doing the action) is put into the Instrumental case without any prepositions. This is the equivalent of saying "by the publishing house" in English.
How do we know выпускается is passive and not reflexive?
While the -ся particle often means "oneself" (like washing oneself), it is also the standard way to form the passive voice with imperfective verbs. Since a publication cannot physically release itself, context tells us this is passive: "is released" rather than "releases itself."
Could we use a preposition like от to mean "by" before the publishing house?
No, that is a common trap for English speakers! When expressing the agent of a passive verb in Russian, you never use a preposition. The Instrumental case alone translates to "by [agent]".
What is the connection between выпускается and the noun выпуск?
They share the same root. Выпуск means a "release" or "issue" (like a new issue of a magazine). The verb выпускать literally means "to let out" or "to release," and adding -ся makes it the passive "is released."
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