Breakdown of Собака убежала в парк и спряталась среди кустов.
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парк
park
собака
dog
в
in / to (direction)
убежать
to run away
спрятаться
to hide (perfective)
среди
among
куст
the bush
Questions & Answers about Собака убежала в парк и спряталась среди кустов.
Why do we use the form кустов after среди?
The preposition среди (among) is one of the spatial prepositions that require the Genitive case. кустов is the Genitive plural form of the masculine noun куст (bush).
What does the prefix у- add to the verb убежала?
In Russian verbs of motion, the prefix у- indicates moving away from a place or departing. While бежала simply means 'was running', убежала specifically means 'ran away' or 'fled'.
Why is it в парк (Accusative) instead of в парке (Prepositional)?
We use the Accusative case for the destination of motion. Because the dog is running to or into the park, it is в парк. If the dog was already inside the park and just running around in there, it would be в парке.
Why does the verb спряталась (hid) have the reflexive ending -сь?
The ending -сь shows that the dog performed the action on itself. If we just used the non-reflexive спрятала, it would mean the dog hid something else (like a bone or a toy). спряталась means the dog hid herself.
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