Breakdown of Внезапно я осознаю, что звонит будильник; я бодрый и встаю.
и
and
я
I
звонить
to call
что
that (conjunction)
вставать
to get up
будильник
alarm clock
внезапно
suddenly
осознавать
to realize
бодрый
energetic / awake
Questions & Answers about Внезапно я осознаю, что звонит будильник; я бодрый и встаю.
Why do осознавать and вставать become осознаю and встаю instead of keeping the -ва-?
Verbs ending in -давать, -знавать, and -ставать belong to a special group. In the present tense, they completely drop the -ва- suffix. That is why осознавать (to realize) becomes осознаю and вставать (to get up) becomes встаю. They only drop this suffix in the present tense, so you will see the -ва- return in the past tense (я вставал).
Where does the stress fall on the verb звонит?
The stress falls on the second syllable: звони́т. This is a very common trap! While you might hear some native speakers stress the first syllable in casual speech, the strictly correct standard for звонить (to ring or to call) always stresses the ending in the present tense: звоню, звонишь, звонит.
Why does the sentence use the long-form adjective бодрый instead of the short form бодр?
Why is there a comma before что in this sentence?
In Russian grammar, you must always place a comma before the conjunction что (that) when it connects two parts of a complex sentence. Here, it separates the main clause (я осознаю) from the dependent clause (звонит будильник).
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