Breakdown of Любой нестандартный ответ — это подходящий вариант для всякого спора.
это
this / it is
ответ
answer
для
for
вариант
option
любой
any
спор
argument (dispute, quarrel)
всякий
any sort of
подходящий
suitable, appropriate
нестандартный
unconventional, non-standard
Questions & Answers about Любой нестандартный ответ — это подходящий вариант для всякого спора.
Why do we use Любой for the answer but всякого for the argument? Couldn't we just use любой both times?
This highlights the core difference between these two words for 'any'. Любой emphasizes free choice ('pick any answer you like', 'whichever one'). Всякий, related to всё (everything), leans more toward 'every kind of' or 'all sorts of'. So, you can choose any non-standard answer (любой), and it will work for every conceivable type of argument (всякий).
Why is there a dash and это in the middle of the sentence?
In Russian, when the subject (ответ) and the main descriptive noun (вариант) are both in the nominative case, a dash is required to link them since there is no present tense 'is' verb. Adding это right after the dash is optional but very common; it acts like a verbal pointer meaning 'this is'.
How is the word подходящий formed?
It is the active present participle of the verb подходить (to approach, or in this context, to suit or fit). While it literally means 'suiting' or 'fitting', it has become a standard adjective meaning 'suitable' and declines just like a regular adjective ending in a soft consonant.
Why do we use the endings -ого and -а in всякого спора?
They are in the genitive case because they follow the preposition для (for), which always requires the genitive case. The masculine pronoun всякий takes the ending -ого, and the masculine noun спор takes -а.
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