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Это разочарование, билеты уже раскупили, нет ни одного свободного места!
Meaning
This is a disappointment, the tickets are already sold out, there is not a single free seat!
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Breakdown of Это разочарование, билеты уже раскупили, нет ни одного свободного места!
это
this / it is
место
place, seat
билет
ticket
нет
there is no / is not present
Questions & Answers about Это разочарование, билеты уже раскупили, нет ни одного свободного места!
Why is the defining pronoun ни один (not a single) in the form ни одного here?
Because it follows нет (there is no), which always requires the genitive case. The noun место (seat) is neuter, so its genitive form is места. The pronoun ни один acts like an adjective, so it must match the neuter genitive form, becoming ни одного.
Why use the active verb раскупили (bought up) when the English translation says "the tickets are sold out"?
Russian frequently uses a subjectless third-person plural verb to express a passive action. Literally, this means "[they] bought up the tickets." The prefix рас- on the verb купить adds the meaning of complete distribution or exhaustion of a supply, which perfectly matches the idea of being "sold out."
The word разочарование (disappointment) is quite long. Is there an easy way to break it down?
Yes, by looking at its roots! It contains the root чар-, related to чары (charms or magic spells). The verb очаровать means "to charm." Adding the prefix раз- (which often reverses an action) creates разочаровать, literally meaning "to un-charm" or "to break the spell." The noun suffix gives you разочарование (disappointment).
Does свободного just mean "free" in the sense of cost?