Breakdown of Я сейчас беседую с клиентом и информирую его о новых условиях.
и
and
он
he / it (for a masculine noun) / it (for a neuter noun)
я
I
новый
new
сейчас
now
о
about (о, об, обо)
клиент
client
с
with (also со)
условие
condition (requirement, term)
беседовать
to converse
информировать
to inform (formally)
Questions & Answers about Я сейчас беседую с клиентом и информирую его о новых условиях.
Why do the verbs беседую and информирую end in -ую instead of -аю?
Both of these come from verbs ending in -овать: беседовать (to converse) and информировать (to inform). In the present tense, the -ова- suffix mutates to -у-. So, instead of a standard -аю ending, you replace -ова- with -у- and add the personal ending. For the я (I) form, this results in беседую and информирую.
What is the difference between using беседую and говорю here?
Говорить is the general word for "to speak" or "to say." Беседовать specifically means "to converse," "to have a discussion," or "to chat." It implies a two-way professional or polite conversation rather than just talking at someone, which makes perfect sense when dealing with a client.
Why does the word клиент become клиентом?
The preposition с when meaning "with" (as in "together with") requires the Instrumental case. For a masculine noun ending in a consonant like клиент, you add -ом to form the Instrumental, making it с клиентом.
Is его in the Genitive or Accusative case here?
It is in the Accusative case. The verb информировать (to inform) takes a direct object—you inform someone. The pronoun он (he) becomes его (him) in the Accusative case.
What is the dictionary form of условиях, and why does it end in -ях here?
The dictionary form is условие (condition), which is a neuter noun ending in -ие. It is in the Prepositional case here because it follows the preposition о (about). In the plural Prepositional case, nouns ending in -ие take the ending -иях, resulting in о новых условиях (about the new conditions).
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