Word
Пусть он ищет статистику в стольких новых таблицах!
Meaning
Let him look for the statistics in so many new tables!
Part of speech
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Pronunciation
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Breakdown of Пусть он ищет статистику в стольких новых таблицах!
он
he / it (for a masculine noun) / it (for a neuter noun)
новый
new
в
in / to (direction)
искать
to look for
Questions & Answers about Пусть он ищет статистику в стольких новых таблицах!
Why is it в стольких новых таблицах instead of using the genitive case for the nouns?
When quantifiers like столько (so many) or сколько (how many) are in the nominative or inanimate accusative cases, they force the following noun into the genitive case. However, in oblique cases like the prepositional case required here by the preposition в, they act just like regular adjectives. They simply agree with the noun's case. Therefore, the quantifier, the adjective, and the noun all take the prepositional plural endings: в стольких новых таблицах.
How do you form the prepositional case of столько?
In oblique cases, столько declines very much like a plural adjective. For the prepositional case, it takes the standard plural adjective ending -их, turning the base word into стольких.
What is the infinitive of ищет, and why does the stem look so different?
The infinitive is искать (to look for, to search). It has a consonant mutation in the present tense where the stem ending -ск changes to -щ, which is why он ищет looks a bit surprising. The full present tense pattern is я ищу, ты ищешь, он ищет, они ищут.
How does Пусть work to mean "let" in this sentence?