Breakdown of Забытый ребёнок остался один.
ребёнок
child
остаться
to stay
забыть
to forget (perfective)
один
alone
Questions & Answers about Забытый ребёнок остался один.
How is забытый formed, and why does it use a -т- instead of -нн-?
It is a past passive participle formed from the perfective verb забыть (to forget). Russian verbs whose infinitives end in -ыть, -оть, -уть, or -ереть generally form their past passive participles using the -т- suffix rather than the more common -нн- suffix.
Why is забытый in the nominative masculine form?
As a full-form attributive participle, забытый acts exactly like an adjective. It modifies the subject of the sentence, ребёнок (child). Because the child is a masculine noun in the singular nominative case, the participle must match all three of those grammatical features.
Why does this sentence use the reflexive verb остался instead of оставил?
The non-reflexive verb оставить means to leave someone or something behind. If we used it here, we would need a direct object (like leaving a toy). The reflexive verb остаться (past tense остался) means to remain or to stay, which fits perfectly here because the child is the one doing the remaining.
Why is the word один used at the end if it usually means the number one?
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