Breakdown of Директор продолжает управлять этой корпорацией.
этот
this [f: эта, n: это]
директор
director
продолжать
to continue
управлять
to manage (control, direct)
корпорация
corporation
Questions & Answers about Директор продолжает управлять этой корпорацией.
Why is этой корпорацией in the Instrumental case rather than the Accusative?
The verb управлять (to manage, control, or steer) always requires its object to be in the Instrumental case, not the Accusative. This is a special rule for several verbs related to control, management, and possession.
We recently learned руководить. Could we use it here instead of управлять?
Yes, they are often interchangeable when talking about managing organizations, and both take the Instrumental case. However, руководить (literally meaning to lead by the hand) emphasizes leadership of people or a team, while управлять has a broader sense of operational control and is also used for steering vehicles or operating machinery.
Why is the infinitive управлять imperfective? Can I use a perfective verb here?
No, you must use the imperfective управлять. Phase verbs that indicate the start, continuation, or end of an action, such as продолжать (to continue), must always be followed by an imperfective infinitive.
What is the Nominative form of корпорацией and why does it end in -ей here?
The Nominative form is корпорация. Feminine nouns ending in -ия take the ending -ией in the Instrumental case. The demonstrative pronoun эта (this) must also agree in case and gender, becoming этой.
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