Breakdown of Для хорошей растяжки нужна концентрация.
хороший
good
нужен
needed (нужен, нужна, нужны)
для
for
концентрация
concentration
растяжка
stretching
Questions & Answers about Для хорошей растяжки нужна концентрация.
How does this sentence demonstrate syntactic compression compared to using a normal verb?
Instead of using a subordinate clause with a verb like Чтобы хорошо растянуться (In order to stretch well), the sentence compresses the action into the verbal noun растяжка (a stretch) and uses the preposition для. This makes the sentence more concise and slightly more formal.
Why do we use для here instead of чтобы, which also translates to "for" or "in order to"?
Чтобы must be followed by a verb (an infinitive or a clause with a past tense verb). Because syntactic compression turned the action into a noun (растяжка), you can no longer use a conjunction. You must switch to a preposition like для followed by the genitive case.
What verb does the noun растяжка come from?
It is formed from the verb растягивать / растянуть (to stretch). Adding the suffix -ка to a verb stem is a very common way in Russian to create a verbal noun that represents the action itself or its result.
Why is it нужна and not the default нужно?
While English speakers often think of "is needed" as a passive verb or a set phrase, in Russian, нужен is a short-form adjective. It must agree in gender and number with the grammatical subject it describes. Here, the subject is the feminine noun концентрация, so the adjective takes the feminine form нужна.
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