Врач настаивает на том, что адаптация требует времени.
The doctor insists that adaptation takes time.
Breakdown of Врач настаивает на том, что адаптация требует времени.
врач
doctor
на
on, at / by (transport) / to (a place) / to (in answer to)
время
time
что
that (conjunction)
тот
that
требовать
to demand
адаптация
adaptation
настаивать
to insist
Questions & Answers about Врач настаивает на том, что адаптация требует времени.
Why is it на том, что instead of just настаивает, что?
In Russian, if a verb requires a specific preposition (like настаивать на, meaning to insist on), you can never drop that preposition before the conjunction что (that). Instead, you use the pointer word то in the required case. Since на takes the Prepositional case here, то becomes том. This literally translates to "insists on the fact that...".
Why does настаивать take the preposition на here?
The verb настаивать (to insist) almost always pairs with the preposition на followed by the Prepositional case when you are insisting on an action or a fact. This conveniently matches the English structure "to insist on".
Why is the word for time in the Genitive case (времени) instead of the Accusative case?
The verb требовать (to require or to demand) usually takes its object in the Genitive case rather than the Accusative, especially when dealing with abstract concepts or an unspecified amount of something. Since the adaptation takes "some time," the word время must be in the Genitive case.
How does время become времени in the Genitive case?
Время is one of the special irregular neuter nouns ending in -мя. When declining these nouns in the Genitive, Dative, and Prepositional cases, you do not just change the last letter. You must add the suffix -ен- before the case ending, making it времени.
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