Breakdown of Спорт даёт человеку силу.
человек
person
спорт
sport
давать
to give (imperfective)
сила
strength, force
Questions & Answers about Спорт даёт человеку силу.
Why is the verb for 'gives' spelled даёт instead of давает?
The verb давать (to give) has a slight irregularity in the present tense. It drops the -ва- suffix entirely before adding the endings. So, instead of the expected 'давает', it becomes даёт.
Why does человек end in -у here?
It is in the dative case, acting as the indirect object. The verb давать usually transfers something to someone, answering the question 'give to whom?'. The receiver of the strength (человек) takes the dative ending -у to become человеку.
Why is the word for strength силу rather than сила?
Because it is the direct object of the sentence - the actual thing that is being given. The dictionary form is the feminine noun сила, which changes its -а ending to -у in the accusative case.
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