Word
Нужно поставить штемпель на пропуск.
Meaning
You need to put a stamp on the pass.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Нужно поставить штемпель на пропуск.
на
on, at / by (transport) / to (a place) / to (in answer to)
нужно
it is necessary
поставить
to place (upright) / to set (a password) / to give (a bruise)
пропуск
pass
Questions & Answers about Нужно поставить штемпель на пропуск.
What are the plural forms of штемпель and пропуск?
Both words belong to the special group of masculine nouns that take a stressed -а or -я in the nominative plural, which is exactly what this lesson covers! The plural of штемпель is штемпеля, and the plural of пропуск (meaning "a pass" or "permit") is пропуска.
Could I use марка instead of штемпель for "stamp" here?
No. A марка is a postage stamp that you glue onto a letter. A штемпель (or печать) is a rubber stamp or the official ink mark it leaves behind.
Why do we use the verb поставить for putting a stamp?
In Russian, applying a rubber stamp is seen as a vertical, downward motion, so you use the perfective verb поставить (to put in a standing position) rather than a verb for laying something flat. Поставить штемпель or поставить печать is the set phrase for "to stamp".
Why is it на пропуск and not на пропуске?
You use на with the accusative case (пропуск) because the action involves direction—you are moving the stamp onto the pass. If you were describing a stamp that is already resting on the pass, you would use the prepositional case: Штемпель на пропуске.