Breakdown of Помимо коллагена, этот уход за кожей содержит витамины.
этот
this [f: эта, n: это]
содержать
to contain
витамин
vitamin
за
after / over (governed by следить)
помимо
apart from, besides (+ genitive)
коллаген
collagen
уход
care
кожа
skin
Questions & Answers about Помимо коллагена, этот уход за кожей содержит витамины.
Why is коллагена in the Genitive case here?
It follows the preposition помимо (besides / in addition to), which always requires the Genitive case. This is a very useful preposition when you want to emphasize that something is included along with something else.
Could I just use кроме instead of помимо in this sentence?
Yes, кроме коллагена would also work. However, кроме can mean both "in addition to" and "except" depending on the context. Помимо is slightly more formal and strictly emphasizes addition (meaning "along with"), so it removes any ambiguity.
How does the phrase уход за кожей break down to mean "skincare"?
Уход means "care" or "maintenance" (related to the verb ухаживать, to care for). In Russian, you express caring for something using за + the Instrumental case. Here, кожей is the Instrumental form of кожа (skin), so it literally means "care for the skin."
The verb содержит looks a lot like держит (holds). How does the prefix work here?
You spotted the root держать (to hold). The prefix со- often implies "togetherness" or "gathering" (similar to "co-" or "con-" in English). When you add it to держать, you get содержать, which means "to hold within" or "to contain."
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