Breakdown of Я не хочу переплатить, поэтому выберу тариф на тысячу рублей дешевле.
не
not
я
I
хотеть
to want
рубль
ruble
поэтому
so (therefore)
тысяча
thousand
выбрать
to choose (perfective)
тариф
the rate
на
by (a difference in amount)
дешевле
cheaper
переплатить
to overpay
Questions & Answers about Я не хочу переплатить, поэтому выберу тариф на тысячу рублей дешевле.
Why do we need the preposition на in на тысячу рублей дешевле?
In Russian, to express by how much something differs in a comparison, you use the preposition на plus the Accusative case. You can translate it literally as "cheaper by a thousand rubles".
Why is тысяча in the Accusative case (тысячу) but рубль is in the Genitive plural (рублей)?
The preposition на requires the Accusative case for the amount of difference, changing the feminine word тысяча to тысячу. Because words like тысяча and миллион act grammatically like regular nouns, the item they count must follow in the Genitive plural: literally "a thousand of rubles".
How does the prefix in переплатить change its meaning compared to платить?
The prefix пере- often adds the meaning of doing something to excess or going over a limit. Added to the base verb for "to pay", it creates переплатить, meaning "to overpay".
Why use the perfective future выберу instead of the imperfective выбираю?
The speaker is focused on the final, one-time result of making a decision in the future. The imperfective would sound like an ongoing, unfinished process of choosing.
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