Breakdown of Мы сделали пересадку в центре города.
мы
we
город
city
центр
center
сделать пересадку
to change (trains, buses)
Questions & Answers about Мы сделали пересадку в центре города.
Why does this sentence use сделали пересадку instead of a verb for 'to change'?
In Russian, you don't literally 'change' trains or buses. Instead, the standard phrase is сделать пересадку, which translates literally as 'to make a transfer'.
Does пересадка only apply to trains?
No, пересадка is the general word for a transfer or connection. You can use it when changing subways, buses, or even when taking a connecting flight.
Why are the words for 'city centre' in two different cases (в центре города)?
В центре is in the prepositional case because it shows location, answering 'where?'. Города is in the genitive case to show possession, meaning 'of the city'. Together, they literally mean 'in the center of the city'.
Why is the perfective verb сделали used here instead of делали?
Сделали is used because changing trains was a single, successfully completed action in the past. If you were describing a habit of changing trains every day, you would use the imperfective verb делали.
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