Word
Служба досмотра запрещает проносить жидкости, за исключением маленьких ёмкостей.
Meaning
The security service forbids bringing in liquids, with the exception of small containers.
Part of speech
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Breakdown of Служба досмотра запрещает проносить жидкости, за исключением маленьких ёмкостей.
маленький
small
запрещать
to forbid, to prohibit
жидкость
liquid
служба
the service
Questions & Answers about Служба досмотра запрещает проносить жидкости, за исключением маленьких ёмкостей.
Why do we use the Genitive case for маленьких ёмкостей?
It directly follows the compound preposition за исключением (with the exception of). This formal preposition always requires the Genitive case for the thing being excluded, which in this case is the small containers.
How does the prefix про- in проносить change the meaning of the base verb носить?
The base verb носить means to carry. The prefix про- often adds the meaning of moving something through or past a barrier or checkpoint. Here, проносить specifically means carrying liquids through the security check.
Why is the verb запрещает in the imperfective aspect here?
Because it describes a general, ongoing rule or a constant state of affairs, rather than a single, completed action. The security service always forbids this action as a matter of policy.
The word for container is ёмкость. Why does its Genitive plural end in -ей?
Ёмкость is a feminine noun ending in a soft sign (-ь). For all feminine nouns ending in a soft sign, the Genitive plural ending is -ей, making it ёмкостей.
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