Breakdown of Мама принесла заказанную пиццу.
мама
mom
пицца
pizza
заказать
to order
принести
to bring (perfective)
Questions & Answers about Мама принесла заказанную пиццу.
How is the participle заказанную formed from the verb заказать?
Заказать (to order) is a perfective verb ending in -ать. To form the past passive participle, we take the past tense stem (заказа-), add the suffix -нн-, and then attach standard adjective endings.
Why does заказанную end in -ую?
Full-form participles decline exactly like adjectives. It describes пиццу, which is in the feminine accusative case because it is the direct object being brought. Therefore, the participle also takes the feminine accusative ending -ую.
Why are there two н letters in заказанную?
Full-form past passive participles formed with this suffix always use a double -нн-. You will only see a single -н- if you use the short form of the participle, which acts as a predicate (for example, пицца заказана meaning the pizza has been ordered).
Could we use the verb несла instead of принесла here?
Usually no. Несла is imperfective and means she was in the process of carrying it. Принесла is a perfective verb that emphasizes the completed result: she successfully arrived with the pizza.
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