Breakdown of Спрос на этот товар увеличился, поэтому объём производства стал в три раза больше.
этот
this [f: эта, n: это]
три
three
поэтому
so (therefore)
раз
time, occasion
стать
to become
на
for (a purpose or goal)
больше
more (quantity or size) / no longer, anymore
производство
the production (n)
товар
goods, stock
в
by (a factor of)
спрос
demand
увеличиться
to increase
объём
volume
Questions & Answers about Спрос на этот товар увеличился, поэтому объём производства стал в три раза больше.
Why is it в три раза больше and not just три раза больше?
To say 'X times more' in Russian, you use в + Accusative number + раз(а) + comparative. The number три is in the Accusative. Because the number is 3, the word раз takes the Genitive singular form раза. For numbers 5 and above, you would use the Genitive plural: в пять раз больше.
Could we say увеличился в три раза instead of стал в три раза больше?
Yes, absolutely! Объём производства увеличился в три раза is completely correct and very common. The sentence uses стал в три раза больше (became three times bigger) as an alternative way to express the result, showing how to attach the multiplier directly to the comparative adjective больше.
Why use на этот товар (Accusative) after спрос instead of the Genitive case?
The noun спрос (demand) always requires the preposition на + Accusative to show what the demand is directed at. Using the direct Genitive case or the preposition для is incorrect here, even though English says 'demand for'.
Why are both verbs in this sentence perfective?
Both увеличился (increased) and стал (became) are perfective because they describe completed changes of state. The first completed action resulted in the second completed state, which is a sequence logically linked by the conjunction поэтому (so / therefore).
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