Breakdown of Своевременно минимизировать затраты — это приоритетный план.
это
this / it is
план
plan
затрата
cost
минимизировать
to minimize
приоритетный
priority (adjective)
своевременно
timely
Questions & Answers about Своевременно минимизировать затраты — это приоритетный план.
Is минимизировать perfective or imperfective here?
It is a biaspectual verb, meaning it functions as both perfective and imperfective without changing its form. Here, as a general ongoing business goal, it acts imperfectively.
Why do we use a dash and это in the middle of the sentence?
When equating an infinitive subject (минимизировать) with a noun predicate (приоритетный план), Russian uses a dash and the particle это in place of the omitted present-tense verb 'to be'.
How is the word своевременно constructed?
It is a compound word built from своё (one's own) and время (time). Literally meaning 'in its own time', it translates to 'timely' or 'promptly' in formal or business contexts.
How would we say 'as timely as possible' using the grammar from this lesson?
You would use как можно plus the comparative form of the adverb. The comparative of своевременно is своевременнее, making the phrase как можно своевременнее.
Could I use the singular form of затраты instead?
Technically the singular затрата exists, but in business terminology, 'costs' or 'expenses' are almost exclusively referred to in the plural form затраты.
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