Breakdown of Завтра я посмотрю твой график работы.
я
I
твой
your [informal] (твой, твоя, твоё)
работа
work, job
завтра
tomorrow
посмотреть
to watch (perfective) / to look at (perfective)
график
schedule (work, shifts)
Questions & Answers about Завтра я посмотрю твой график работы.
Is the по in посмотрю related to the по + Dative plural routines we are learning in this lesson?
No, don't let it trick you! In this sentence, по- is just a prefix attached to the verb смотреть to make it the perfective verb посмотреть (to take a look). It is not the standalone preposition по that you use with the Dative case to describe routines, like по пятницам (on Fridays).
Why does я посмотрю mean 'I will look' when there is no future tense helper word like буду?
Посмотрю is a perfective verb. In Russian, when you conjugate a perfective verb using standard present-tense endings, it automatically creates the future tense because a 'completed' action cannot happen right now. If you wanted to focus on the ongoing process of looking, you would use the imperfective verb with a helper: я буду смотреть.
Why does твой график look like it is in the Nominative (subject) case if it's the thing being looked at?
It is actually in the Accusative case because it is the direct object receiving the action. However, for masculine inanimate nouns like график (and their modifying adjectives like твой), the Accusative form is identical to the Nominative dictionary form.
Why is it работы instead of the dictionary form работа?
Работы is in the Genitive case, which acts like the English word 'of' to show relationship or possession. The phrase график работы literally translates to 'the schedule of work'.
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