Breakdown of Мы заканчиваем согласовывать документы.
мы
we
документ
document
заканчивать
to finish
согласовывать
to approve (imperfective)
Questions & Answers about Мы заканчиваем согласовывать документы.
Why is согласовывать in the imperfective aspect here?
In Russian, verbs that express the beginning, continuation, or end of an action (like заканчивать - to finish, or начинать - to start) must always be followed by an imperfective infinitive. Because you are finishing the process of approving, you must use the imperfective согласовывать, even if your ultimate goal is a finished result.
If I wanted to say "We WILL finish approving the documents," how would the sentence change?
You would change the main verb to its perfective form, which automatically makes it future tense: Мы закончим согласовывать документы. Notice that the second verb (согласовывать) stays imperfective, because verbs of finishing always require an imperfective infinitive, no matter what tense the main verb is in!
I know the word согласен (agree). How is согласовывать related to that?
They share the same root. While быть согласным means "to agree" with someone's opinion, согласовывать is a business or formal verb meaning "to coordinate," "to clear," or "to get approval for" a document or plan. It literally means bringing voices (глас) together (со-).
How would you add a deadline like "by Friday" to this sentence?
You would use the preposition к followed by the Dative case, which is the focus of this lesson. To say "by Friday," you take the word пятница, put it in the Dative case (пятнице), and add it to the sentence: Мы заканчиваем согласовывать документы к пятнице.
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