Breakdown of Нам удалось найти правильный путь.
мы
we
найти
to find
путь
track / path (route, journey)
удаться
to manage / to succeed (perfective)
правильный
correct, right
Questions & Answers about Нам удалось найти правильный путь.
Why is путь the same as its dictionary form here if it's the direct object?
It actually is in the accusative case here as the direct object of найти (to find). Путь is a special masculine noun ending in a soft sign, and because it is an inanimate noun, its accusative form is exactly identical to its nominative form.
I often see nouns ending in a soft sign taking feminine adjectives. Why is it правильный путь here?
Why does this sentence start with Нам (dative) instead of Мы (nominative)?
The verb удаться (to turn out well / to succeed) is used impersonally. In Russian, you do not say 'We managed,' but rather 'To us it succeeded.' That is why 'we' is put into the dative case (нам).
Why does the verb удалось end in -ось (neuter)?
Because this is an impersonal sentence with no grammatical subject in the nominative case, the past tense verb automatically defaults to the neuter singular form.
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