Breakdown of Мы видим новый показатель: прибыль бизнеса стала в два раза больше.
мы
we
новый
new
видеть
to see
два
two
Questions & Answers about Мы видим новый показатель: прибыль бизнеса стала в два раза больше.
Why do we use в два раза больше instead of just saying два раза больше?
When stating how many times bigger or smaller something is, Russian requires the preposition в. The formula is в + Accusative number (два) + the appropriate form of раз (here, раза after 2, 3, or 4) + the comparative word (больше).
Why is the verb стала in the feminine form when бизнеса is masculine?
The subject of the second clause is прибыль (profit), which is a feminine noun ending in a soft sign. The word бизнеса is in the genitive case meaning 'of the business' and just describes the profit, so it doesn't control the verb agreement.
Is показатель related to the verb показывать (to show)?
Yes! Literally it means 'something that shows'. In business, economics, or math contexts, показатель is the standard vocabulary word for an 'indicator', 'metric', or 'index'.
The phrase новый показатель is the direct object of видим. Why didn't its ending change?
It actually is in the accusative case here. However, because показатель is an inanimate masculine noun, its accusative form looks exactly identical to its nominative (dictionary) form.