Breakdown of Утром кофе даёт нам энергию, и мы не устаём.
и
and
не
not
мы
we
кофе
coffee
утром
in the morning
давать
to give (imperfective)
уставать
to get tired
энергия
energy
Questions & Answers about Утром кофе даёт нам энергию, и мы не устаём.
Why is the verb даёт instead of давает?
The infinitive is давать (to give). Verbs ending in -давать, -знавать, and -ставать drop the -ва- suffix when conjugated in the present tense. So, instead of the incorrect form давает, we drop the -ва- to get the stem, then add the regular ending to get даёт (it gives).
Does устаём follow that same disappearing suffix rule?
Yes! The infinitive is уставать (to get tired), which contains the -ставать ending. Just like давать, it drops the -ва- in the present tense. For мы (we), you add the -ём ending to the shortened stem, giving us устаём.
Why is the word for morning written as утром here?
To say "in the morning", Russian uses the instrumental case of the noun утро (morning), which becomes утром. This is a standard pattern for times of day, just like днём (in the afternoon) and вечером (in the evening).
Why do we use нам instead of нас for "us"?
Because coffee is giving energy to us. The recipient of an action (the indirect object) takes the dative case. Нам is the dative form of мы (we), while нас is the accusative or genitive form.
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