Breakdown of При возникновении проблем мы рассчитываем на сотрудничество.
мы
we
на
on, at / by (transport) / to (a place) / to (in answer to)
проблема
problem
рассчитывать
to count on
при
in the presence of, under, at
сотрудничество
cooperation
возникновение
occurrence
Questions & Answers about При возникновении проблем мы рассчитываем на сотрудничество.
Why is при used here instead of в случае to mean "in case of"?
While в случае проблем is common, при + Prepositional case is frequently used with verbal nouns like возникновении (from возникнуть, to arise) to express a condition or trigger. При возникновении sounds slightly formal and translates closely to "upon the emergence of."
Why is проблем in the genitive case?
It modifies the verbal noun возникновении (the emergence). In Russian, when a noun is derived from a verb, the thing being acted upon or emerging is put in the genitive case. It literally translates to "the emergence of problems."
Why do we need the preposition на before сотрудничество?
The verb рассчитывать requires the preposition на + Accusative case when it means "to count on" or "to rely on." If you use it without на, the verb changes meaning to "to calculate" or "to compute."
Could I use the perfective verb рассчитать here instead?
No, because you are expressing a general, ongoing policy or expectation. The imperfective рассчитывать captures this continuous state. Furthermore, the perfective рассчитать is mostly used for the math-related meaning ("to calculate"), not for relying on someone.
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