Breakdown of С точки зрения экспертов, реформе нужна эта инновация.
этот
this [f: эта, n: это]
нужен
needed (short form)
с
off / down from (a surface)
точка
point (dot, punctuation)
зрение
vision
эксперт
expert
реформа
the reform
инновация
the innovation
Questions & Answers about С точки зрения экспертов, реформе нужна эта инновация.
What case follows the reporting phrase с точки зрения?
The phrase с точки зрения literally translates as 'from the point of view' and requires the Genitive case for the person or group holding the view. Here, экспертов is the Genitive plural of эксперт.
Could I use по мнению экспертов instead in this sentence?
Yes! Both are excellent ways to attribute a view. По мнению экспертов ('in the opinion of experts') focuses slightly more on their subjective judgment, whereas с точки зрения implies a specific perspective or angle. In this sentence, they are completely interchangeable.
I always get mixed up with expressing 'need' in Russian. Why is the reform in the Dative case (реформе) and the innovation in the Nominative (эта инновация)?
In Russian, the thing that is needed is the grammatical subject (Nominative case), while the person or thing experiencing the need takes the Dative case. Literally, the second half of this sentence structure translates closer to 'To the reform, this innovation is necessary.'
Why does the word for 'needs' (нужна) end in -а here?
Нужна is a short-form adjective. Because the grammatical subject of the clause is the feminine noun инновация, the adjective must match it in gender and number, taking the feminine singular form нужна.
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