Breakdown of Прочитав статью, студентка, которая любит науку, решила поступить в магистратуру.
студентка
student (f)
любить
to love, to like
в
in / to (direction)
наука
science
статья
article
прочитать
to read (perfective)
решить
to decide (perfective)
поступить
to enroll
который
which / who / that (relative pronoun)
магистратура
master's program
Questions & Answers about Прочитав статью, студентка, которая любит науку, решила поступить в магистратуру.
How does прочитав differ from читая in this sentence?
Прочитав is a perfective verbal adverb, meaning "having read." It shows that the action of reading was completely finished before the main action (deciding to enroll). If we used the imperfective читая (while reading), it would mean she made the decision at the exact same time she was reading the article.
The main subject is студентка (feminine). Why doesn't прочитав have a feminine ending?
Verbal adverbs in Russian (like прочитав) never change their endings to match gender, number, or case. They are completely frozen forms, just like regular adverbs.
I thought поступить meant "to act" or "to behave". Why is it translated as "to enroll"?
While поступить can mean "to act," when it is followed by в plus the accusative case of a school, university, or program, it specifically means "to enroll in" or "to gain admission to" that educational institution.
Why do we use the accusative case for в магистратуру instead of the prepositional case?
The verb поступить (to enroll/enter) implies a change of state or direction into the program. Just like verbs of motion, entering an institution requires в plus the accusative case. If she were already a student studying there, you would use the prepositional case (в магистратуре).
Why are there commas around которая любит науку?
In Russian, a relative clause starting with который (who/which) must always be separated from the rest of the sentence by commas. Since it appears right in the middle of the main clause, it requires a comma both before and after it.
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