Breakdown of Если оба игрока регулярно тренируются, то они достигают цели.
они
they
если
if
то
then (in that case)
игрок
player
оба
both (m/n)
тренироваться
to train
регулярно
regularly
достигать
to achieve / to reach (a quantity or level)
цель
goal
Questions & Answers about Если оба игрока регулярно тренируются, то они достигают цели.
Why is игрока in the genitive singular here?
After the word оба (both), masculine and neuter nouns take the genitive singular form, just like they do after the number два (two). So, игрок (player) becomes игрока.
Is the word то necessary here?
While you can sometimes drop то (then) in casual speech, it is very common and sounds natural in Russian to use the Если..., то... (If..., then...) structure. It clearly links the condition to the result.
Why is the noun цели in the genitive case?
The verb достигать (to achieve, to reach) is a verb that requires its direct object to be in the genitive case, not the accusative. The nominative form is цель, and its genitive is цели.
This lesson is about чем ..., тем ... (the more ..., the more ...). How would we rewrite this sentence to use that structure?
To emphasize a proportional result instead of a simple if/then condition, you could say something like: Чем больше оба игрока тренируются, тем чаще они достигают цели (The more both players train, the more often they achieve the goal).
Why does тренируются have a -ся ending?
The base verb тренировать means to train someone else, like a coach training a team. Because the players are training themselves (practicing or working out), we add the reflexive particle -ся to make it тренироваться.
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