Word
Это новое обстоятельство, которое меняет наш план.
Meaning
This is a new circumstance that changes our plan.
Part of speech
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Pronunciation
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Breakdown of Это новое обстоятельство, которое меняет наш план.
это
this / it is
новый
new
наш
our (наш, наша, наше)
план
plan
Questions & Answers about Это новое обстоятельство, которое меняет наш план.
This lesson is about verbs like приходится (to have to). Why is the word обстоятельство important here?
Обстоятельство means 'circumstance'. The verbs приходится, пришлось, and придётся specifically describe circumstantial necessity — meaning you have to do something because circumstances force you to, rather than an inner duty or a direct command. Recognizing this noun helps you understand the core meaning behind those verbs!
Why do we use которое instead of который?
The relative pronoun который (which/who/that) must match the gender and number of the noun it refers back to in the main sentence. Since it refers to обстоятельство — a neuter noun ending in -о — you must use the neuter form которое.
Why doesn't наш план change its ending if it is the direct object?
It actually is in the accusative case here, because it is the object receiving the action of меняет (changes). However, because план is an inanimate masculine noun, its accusative form is identical to its nominative (dictionary) form.
Is the comma before которое strictly necessary?