Breakdown of Этот жилой комплекс построили для комфортной жизни.
этот
this [f: эта, n: это]
жизнь
life
для
for
построить
to build (perfective)
жилой
residential
комплекс
complex
комфортный
comfortable (conditions, environment)
Questions & Answers about Этот жилой комплекс построили для комфортной жизни.
Why does the Russian use построили (they built) when the English translation uses the passive voice 'was built'?
In Russian, a very common way to express the passive voice without mentioning who did the action is to use the third-person plural form of the verb without the pronoun они. So, построили literally means 'they built' but functions just like 'was built' here.
Is the adjective жилой formed from the verb жить?
Yes, жилой means 'residential' and is derived from жить (to live). You will frequently encounter it in city life vocabulary, such as жилой комплекс (residential complex) or жилой фонд (housing stock).
Why is the ending -и used for жизни after the preposition для?
The preposition для always requires the genitive case. The noun жизнь (life) is a feminine noun ending in a soft sign (third declension). For these nouns, the genitive ending is -и.
How would I use this lesson's double conjunction to say the complex was built 'not only for a comfortable life, but also for work'?
You place the two parts of the conjunction directly before the parallel phrases you are connecting. It would be: Этот жилой комплекс построили не только для комфортной жизни, но и для работы.
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