Breakdown of Ты осознаёшь, что этот кошмар скоро закончится?
ты
you (singular)
этот
this [f: эта, n: это]
скоро
soon
что
that (conjunction)
закончиться
to end (perfective)
кошмар
nightmare
осознавать
to realize
Questions & Answers about Ты осознаёшь, что этот кошмар скоро закончится?
Why is the -ва- missing in осознаёшь if the infinitive is осознавать?
Verbs ending in -знавать (as well as -давать and -ставать) drop the -ва- suffix in the present tense. So осознавать conjugates as я осознаю, ты осознаёшь, and so on. The stress also shifts to the ending, which is why it uses ё.
Why does закончится have the reflexive -ся ending here?
If you used the non-reflexive закончит, it would mean the nightmare is actively finishing something else (like a task). Because the nightmare is simply coming to an end itself, we make it intransitive by adding the reflexive ending -ся.
Закончится looks like it is conjugated in the present tense, so why does it mean will end?
Закончиться is a perfective verb. When you conjugate a perfective verb using standard present-tense endings, it automatically creates the simple future tense, indicating that the action will be successfully completed in the future.
Could I just say ты понимаешь instead of ты осознаёшь in this sentence?
Yes, ты понимаешь (you understand) is grammatically correct and very common. However, осознаёшь specifically means to deeply realize or become fully conscious of a fact, which fits perfectly with the dramatic tone of discussing этот кошмар (this nightmare).
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