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Нам нравится симметрия обоих зданий.

Нам нравится симметрия обоих зданий.
We like the symmetry of both buildings.
From Lesson 270:The inclusive quantifier 'both' (оба, обе)·Russian

Breakdown of Нам нравится симметрия обоих зданий.

мы
we
здание
building
нравиться
to please / to appeal
оба
both (m/n)
симметрия
the symmetry

Questions & Answers about Нам нравится симметрия обоих зданий.

Why do we use обоих here instead of обеих?
The word for building, здание, is neuter. The word for both has two base forms: оба for masculine and neuter nouns, and обе for feminine nouns. Since здание is neuter, we use the declension of оба, which becomes обоих in the genitive case. If we were talking about feminine nouns, it would be обеих.
Why are обоих зданий in the genitive case?
They are in the genitive case to show a relationship, translating to "of both buildings." The genitive directly connects the buildings to the symmetry, answering the question "the symmetry of what?".
Why is the verb singular (нравится) when the sentence mentions two buildings?
In Russian, the verb нравиться literally means "to be pleasing." The grammatical subject of this sentence is the singular noun симметрия (symmetry), so the verb must be singular to match it. The sentence literally means "To us is pleasing the symmetry of both buildings."
How does the noun здание become зданий?
For neuter nouns ending in -ие (like здание), the genitive plural is formed by replacing the final -е with -й. This creates the ending -ий, making the word зданий.

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