Breakdown of Насчёт денег не беспокойтесь.
не
not
деньги
money
беспокоиться
to worry (be concerned)
насчёт
regarding, about
Questions & Answers about Насчёт денег не беспокойтесь.
Why is денег in the Genitive case here?
The preposition насчёт (meaning 'about' or 'concerning') always requires the Genitive case. Just like the prepositions of position you are learning in this lesson (напротив, среди, внутри), it is an advanced preposition that is followed by the Genitive.
Why does денег look so different from its dictionary form?
The dictionary form is деньги (money), which only exists in the plural. When forming the Genitive plural, we drop the final -и. To make the remaining cluster of consonants easier to pronounce, Russian inserts the fleeting vowel е, resulting in денег.
Why do we use the imperfective verb беспокоиться here instead of a perfective verb?
In Russian, negative commands (telling someone not to do something) almost always use the imperfective aspect. Since you are telling them 'do not worry', the imperfective imperative не беспокойтесь is the correct choice.
Why does the verb end in -тесь instead of just -те?
The verb is беспокоиться, which is a reflexive verb ending in -ся. When forming the plural or polite imperative, we add -те. Because the letter right before the reflexive particle is a vowel (е), the particle -ся shrinks to -сь, giving us the ending -тесь.
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