Breakdown of Редактор попросил переделать заголовок.
попросить
to ask (to request)
редактор
editor
заголовок
title
переделать
to redo
Questions & Answers about Редактор попросил переделать заголовок.
How does the prefix пере- work in the word переделать?
The prefix пере- is often used to mean "re-" or doing an action over again, usually to correct or improve it. Added to the base verb делать (to do or make), it creates переделать (to redo or alter).
Could we use спросил instead of попросил for "asked" here?
No, because they mean different kinds of "asking." You use спросить when you are asking a question to get information. You use попросить, as seen here, when you are requesting someone to do an action or asking for a favor.
Why doesn't the ending of заголовок change if it is the direct object?
It is actually in the accusative case because it is the direct object being redone. However, for masculine inanimate nouns like заголовок (heading), the accusative form is identical to the nominative (dictionary) form.
Why is the infinitive переделать perfective here?
The editor is asking for a specific, successfully completed result: a finished new heading. When a request focuses on achieving a completed action rather than the process itself, Russian uses the perfective aspect.
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