Breakdown of Журналист мстит министру, потому что министр дал ужасный приказ.
потому что
because
журналист
journalist
дать
to give
ужасный
terrible
Questions & Answers about Журналист мстит министру, потому что министр дал ужасный приказ.
Why does "министру" not have a preposition before it like "на" (on)?
The verb мстить (to take revenge) is followed directly by the Dative case to show who you are taking revenge on. You do not need a preposition, even though English says "taking revenge on". Therefore, "the minister" simply becomes the Dative form министру.
What is the infinitive of "мстит" and how is it conjugated?
The infinitive is мстить. For most forms it behaves like a normal second-conjugation (it-type) verb, giving us forms like он мстит (he takes revenge) and вы мстите (you take revenge). However, be careful with the "I" form, which changes its stem to я мщу (I take revenge).
Why does "ужасный приказ" look like it is in the Nominative case here?
It is actually in the Accusative case because it is the direct object of the verb дал (gave). Because приказ (order) is a masculine inanimate noun, its Accusative endings (and those of its adjective) are identical to the Nominative case endings.
Could I use "отдал" instead of "дал" in this sentence?
Yes! In fact, the set phrase отдать приказ (to issue an order) is very common and sounds a bit more official or military than дать приказ. Both are perfectly correct here.