Word
Наш продукт соответствует этому критерию.
Meaning
Our product matches this criterion.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Наш продукт соответствует этому критерию.
наш
our (наш, наша, наше)
этот
this [f: эта, n: это]
продукт
product, foodstuff
соответствовать
to match, to correspond to
Questions & Answers about Наш продукт соответствует этому критерию.
Why is этому критерию in the Dative case?
The verb соответствовать (to correspond to, to match) governs the Dative case. This is a classic example of the Dative of Matching taught in this lesson, where the standard or object being matched, fitted, or corresponded to takes the Dative.
Why does критерию end in -ю instead of the standard masculine Dative -у?
The nominative form is критерий, which is a masculine noun ending in the soft consonant -й. Because its stem ends softly, it takes the soft Dative ending -ю rather than the hard -у.
Is соответствует imperfective or perfective, and what is its pair?
It is imperfective. Interestingly, соответствовать does not have a direct perfective pair. Because it describes an ongoing state of matching or fitting a description, the imperfective aspect is almost exclusively used. If you absolutely must stress a completed result, you would have to rephrase using different verbs.
Could I use соответствовать to say "my shoes match my belt"?
No. The verb соответствовать is used for abstract matching, such as meeting criteria, expectations, facts, or descriptions. If you want to say that items of clothing match or look good together, you would use the verb подходить.