Breakdown of Врач сделал мне укол.
врач
doctor
сделать
to do (perfective) / to make (perfective)
мне
to me
укол
injection
Questions & Answers about Врач сделал мне укол.
Why does the Russian sentence use сделал (made/did) when the English translation says 'gave'?
In Russian, you don't 'give' an injection (дать), you 'do' or 'make' it. The standard phrase is делать укол (imperfective) or сделать укол (perfective).
Is укол in the Nominative or Accusative case here? It hasn't changed its ending.
It is in the Accusative case because it is the direct object (the thing being done). For masculine inanimate nouns like укол, the Accusative form looks exactly the same as the Nominative form.
Why is мне in the Dative case?
The Dative case indicates the indirect object, which is the person to whom or for whom the action is done. The doctor administered the injection to me, so я becomes мне.
Why use the perfective verb сделал instead of the imperfective делал?
Сделал is used because it describes a single, completed action in the past with a specific result. If the doctor was in the middle of giving the shot, or gave them regularly, you would use the imperfective делал.
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