Breakdown of Автор совмещает двойной смысл в обеих сказках.
в
in / to (direction)
автор
author
сказка
fairy tale
обе
both (f)
смысл
sense / point (meaning)
совмещать
to combine
двойной
double (twofold)
Questions & Answers about Автор совмещает двойной смысл в обеих сказках.
Why do we use обеих instead of обоих for "both" in this sentence?
The word for "fairy tale" (сказка) is feminine. When using "both" with feminine nouns in oblique cases (any case other than nominative), we must use the forms derived from обе, not the masculine/neuter оба. Since the prepositional case is needed here, обе becomes обеих. If the noun were masculine, like текст (text), it would be в обоих текстах.
Why are обеих сказках in the prepositional case?
They follow the preposition в (in) to answer the question "where?" (where does the author combine the meaning?). When в indicates a location, it requires the prepositional case.
The phrase двойной смысл (a double meaning) is the direct object. Why doesn't its ending change to show the accusative case?
The noun смысл (meaning) is masculine and inanimate. For masculine inanimate nouns and their matching adjectives, the accusative case form is identical to the nominative case. Therefore, двойной смысл looks exactly like its dictionary form.
Is the verb совмещает imperfective or perfective?
It is the imperfective verb совмещать (to combine, to unite), conjugated in the present tense for "he/she/it". It describes the general action of the author weaving these meanings together. Its perfective counterpart is совместить.
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