Breakdown of После ангины он неделю сидел дома.
он
he / it (for a masculine noun) / it (for a neuter noun)
дома
at home
сидеть
to sit
неделя
week
после
after
ангина
tonsillitis, throat infection
Questions & Answers about После ангины он неделю сидел дома.
Why does the sentence use ангины? Doesn't 'angina' mean a heart condition?
In Russian, ангина is a false friend. While the English word 'angina' refers to chest pain, the Russian ангина means tonsillitis, strep throat, or a severe sore throat. It is in the Genitive case (ангины) because the preposition после (after) always requires the Genitive case.
Why is неделю in the Accusative case if there is no action being done to it?
The Accusative case is used here to show duration. To express 'for a week' in Russian, you do not need a preposition; you simply put the time word directly into the Accusative case (неделю).
Why does it say he 'sat' (сидел) instead of 'stayed' (оставался)?
The phrase сидеть дома (literally 'to sit at home') is the most natural and common way Russians say 'to stay at home.' You will hear this frequently when someone stays indoors because they are sick, waiting for something, or just having a lazy day.
Why is the imperfective verb сидел used here instead of a perfective verb?
The imperfective aspect is used because the sentence focuses on the continuous duration of the action. He spent the whole week in the state of staying home, so the ongoing process (сидел) pairs naturally with the duration word (неделю).
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