Breakdown of Хорошее освещение важно для жителей.
хороший
good
важный
important
для
for
житель
resident
освещение
lighting
Questions & Answers about Хорошее освещение важно для жителей.
Why do we use the short adjective важно here instead of the long form важное?
In Russian, short adjectives like важно are often used when the adjective is the predicate of the sentence, meaning it comes after the implied verb 'to be'. While you could use a long form to say something like 'Good lighting is an important thing', using the short form важно is the standard, natural way to state a general truth or state.
Since житель (resident) is a masculine noun ending in a soft sign, how does it become жителей in the plural?
Masculine nouns ending in a soft sign (-ь) drop the soft sign and add -ей to form the genitive plural. The genitive case is required here because the noun directly follows the preposition для (for).
How is the noun освещение (lighting) related to other common Russian words?
It is built from the root свет (light). With the prefix о- and a verbal suffix, it becomes the verb осветить (to illuminate). Adding the noun-forming suffix -ение turns that action into the noun освещение (the act of illuminating, or lighting).
How would I apply this lesson's grammar to say 'Good lighting is important not only for residents, but also for guests'?
You would place the correlative conjunction не только ..., но и ... around the groups of people you are comparing. It becomes: Хорошее освещение важно не только для жителей, но и для гостей. Notice that it is good stylistic practice in Russian to repeat the preposition для in both halves of the phrase.
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