Breakdown of Давайте продолжать собирать букет и добавим три зелёные ветки.
и
and
зелёный
green
три
three
продолжать
to continue
Questions & Answers about Давайте продолжать собирать букет и добавим три зелёные ветки.
Why is the adjective зелёные in the nominative plural, while the noun ветки is in the genitive singular after три?
This is a special rule for matching adjectives with the numbers 2, 3, and 4! When the noun is feminine (like ветка), the adjective takes the nominative plural form (зелёные). If the noun were masculine or neuter, the adjective would usually take the genitive plural instead (e.g., три зелёных листа - three green leaves). The noun itself always stays in the genitive singular.
Why do we say Давайте продолжать but then switch to добавим without an infinitive?
There are two common ways to say "let's" in Russian: using давай(те) + imperfective infinitive (like продолжать), or just using the "we" form of a perfective future verb on its own (like добавим). This sentence smoothly mixes both structures in a single breath: "Let's continue... and [let's] add...".
Could we use the perfective verb собрать instead of the imperfective собирать?
No, verbs that describe the start, continuation, or end of an action (like продолжать and начинать) always require the imperfective infinitive. Because you are focusing on the ongoing process of arranging the bouquet, you must use собирать.
Why doesn't the word букет change its ending, since it is the direct object of the verb?
It actually is in the accusative case here! Because букет is a masculine inanimate noun, its accusative form is identical to its nominative dictionary form.