Breakdown of Она не замечает перспективы развития компании.
не
not
она
she / it (for a feminine noun)
компания
company
замечать
to notice
развитие
the development
перспектива
prospect, perspective
Questions & Answers about Она не замечает перспективы развития компании.
Why is перспективы used here instead of the accusative перспективу?
This is the Genitive of negation. When a transitive verb like замечать (to notice) is negated with не, its direct object often takes the Genitive case instead of the Accusative. Since перспектива (prospect) is a feminine noun, its Genitive singular form is перспективы.
Why are there three words in a row with Genitive endings (перспективы развития компании)?
This is a chain of Genitive cases, which is very common in Russian. Перспективы is Genitive due to the negated verb. The next two words use the Genitive case to express possession or connection, translating the English word 'of': развития means 'of development' and компании means 'of the company'.
Is замечает an imperfective or perfective verb?
Замечает is imperfective (the infinitive is замечать), describing a general state or ongoing situation of her not noticing. If you wanted to say she failed to notice the prospect on one specific occasion in the past, you would use the perfective pair: Она не заметила.
Why does the Genitive form of компания end in -ии?
Feminine nouns ending in -ия, like компания (company), follow a special spelling pattern. In the Genitive, Dative, and Prepositional cases, their ending always changes to -ии. Therefore, the Genitive form here is компании.
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