Breakdown of Наряду с экстрактами, эти компоненты борются со старением.
этот
this [f: эта, n: это]
с
with (also со)
бороться
to fight
экстракт
extract
наряду с
along with
компонент
component
старение
aging
Questions & Answers about Наряду с экстрактами, эти компоненты борются со старением.
Does наряду с always take the Instrumental case like it does here with экстрактами?
Yes. Наряду с translates to "along with" or "on par with" and strictly requires the Instrumental case for the noun that follows it, which is why we see the Instrumental plural form экстрактами.
Why do we use со in со старением instead of just с?
The preposition с becomes со before words starting with certain consonant clusters, especially those beginning with с or з followed by another consonant. Since старением starts with ст, the extra vowel is added for easier pronunciation.
The dictionary form of the verb is бороться, so why is the ending in борются spelled with a ю instead of a я?
Бороться (to fight or struggle) is a first conjugation verb, despite its slightly unusual look. For first conjugation verbs, the "they" ending is -ут or -ют. It takes -ют and the reflexive particle -ся, giving us борются.
How is the word старением formed?
It is the Instrumental case of the neuter noun старение (aging), which is required by the phrase бороться с (to fight against). Старение is a verbal noun created from the verb стареть (to age). Russian frequently uses these -ние nouns to express an ongoing process, similar to "-ing" words in English.
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