Breakdown of Мне надоел офис, вот бы уволиться и не видеть компьютера.
и
and
не
not
я
I
компьютер
computer
офис
office
видеть
to see
бы
would (conditional particle) / concessive particle
вот бы
if only (in 'вот бы')
надоесть
to tire
уволиться
to quit
Questions & Answers about Мне надоел офис, вот бы уволиться и не видеть компьютера.
Why is the infinitive уволиться used after вот бы here instead of the past tense?
We use the infinitive after вот бы because the person wishing and the person performing the action are the same. The speaker wants to quit themselves. If they were wishing for someone else to act, they would use the past tense, such as вот бы он уволился (if only he would quit).
Why do we use the perfective уволиться but the imperfective не видеть in the same wish?
This matches the results the speaker wants. уволиться is perfective because quitting is a single, completed action. не видеть is imperfective because not seeing a computer is meant to be a continuous, ongoing state afterwards.
In Мне надоел офис, why is the verb надоел in the masculine form even if the speaker is female?
The grammatical subject of this phrase is офис (the office), which is a masculine noun. The literal structure is 'the office became tiring to me'. The verb agrees with the office, while the person experiencing this feeling is in the dative case (Мне).
Why does the sentence use компьютера instead of just the accusative компьютер?
This is the genitive of negation. When a direct object is negated, especially with verbs of perception like видеть, it often takes the genitive case. It emphasizes a complete absence: the speaker does not want to see any computer whatsoever.
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