Breakdown of По-моему, никто не согласен с этим убеждением.
не
not
этот
this [f: эта, n: это]
никто
nobody
с
with (also со)
согласен
in agreement (согласен, согласна, согласны)
по-моему
in my opinion
убеждение
conviction
Questions & Answers about По-моему, никто не согласен с этим убеждением.
Why is "this conviction" in the Instrumental case (этим убеждением)?
The short-form adjective согласен (agree) specifically requires the preposition с plus the Instrumental case to express what you agree with. The neuter phrase это убеждение changes to этим убеждением in the Instrumental.
Why is согласен in the masculine singular form?
It is describing the negative pronoun никто (no one). In Russian, никто always takes masculine singular agreement, so any verbs or adjectives connected to it must be masculine, even if you are talking about a mixed group of people.
Why do we have both никто and не in this sentence?
Russian requires double negation. When you use a negative word like никто (no one), you must also place не before the verb or predicate adjective. You can literally read it as "no one is not in agreement."
Can I use the full adjective согласный instead of the short form согласен?
In this context, no. The short form согласен is used specifically to express the state of "being in agreement" with something or someone. The full form согласный means someone has an "agreeable" personality, which would change the meaning completely.
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