Breakdown of По утверждении бюджета мы начнём работать.
мы
we
работать
to work
начать
to begin (perfective)
бюджет
budget
по
upon / after (formal, e.g., upon arrival)
утверждение
the approval
Questions & Answers about По утверждении бюджета мы начнём работать.
Why is по followed by утверждении instead of the dative case утверждению?
When по means upon or immediately after in formal contexts, it requires the prepositional case. If you used the dative case (по утверждению), it would change the meaning to according to the approval rather than upon approval.
Why does the prepositional form of утверждение end in -ии rather than the standard -е?
Neuter nouns that end in -ие in their dictionary form (like утверждение) are a special group. They take -ии in the prepositional case instead of the standard -е. This is why the correct form is по утверждении.
Why is бюджета in the genitive case?
It translates to of the budget. When one noun directly modifies another (the approval of the budget), the second noun goes into the genitive case.
Why do we use the imperfective verb работать after the perfective verb начнём?
In Russian, any verb that indicates starting, continuing, or finishing an action (like начать, продолжать, or закончить) must always be followed by an imperfective infinitive. This rule applies even if the starting verb itself is perfective, like начнём is here.
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