Breakdown of Пускай она получает цветы каждую неделю!
она
she / it (for a feminine noun)
неделя
week
каждый
every
цветы
flowers
получать
to receive
пускай
let (colloquial)
Questions & Answers about Пускай она получает цветы каждую неделю!
What is the difference between пускай and пусть in this sentence?
Why do we use the conjugated verb получает instead of an infinitive like in English?
In English, we use let plus an object and an infinitive. However, the Russian construction with пускай or пусть requires a normal conjugated verb, not an infinitive. The subject is она, so the verb must be in the third-person singular present tense.
Why is the imperfective verb получает used here instead of the perfective получит?
The choice of aspect after пускай follows normal Russian rules. Because the action happens regularly, shown by каждую неделю meaning every week, we need the imperfective aspect for a repeated habit. If the sentence was about receiving flowers just once, it would use the perfective future tense получит.
Why is the phrase каждую неделю in the accusative case?
In Russian, when you state how often or exactly when a recurring action happens, such as every week or every day, you put that time expression in the accusative case without any preposition.
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