Breakdown of Наша система не допускает ошибок.
не
not
наш
our
ошибка
mistake
система
system
допускать
to admit / to allow (entry or possibility)
Questions & Answers about Наша система не допускает ошибок.
Why is it ошибок (genitive) instead of ошибки (accusative) if 'mistakes' is the direct object?
This is the genitive of negation. When a transitive verb is negated with не, its direct object often takes the genitive case instead of the accusative. This is very common with abstract nouns like ошибка (mistake) to emphasize the total absence of the object.
Since this lesson is about the absolute superlative, how could we use a наи- word to say the system makes the 'absolute fewest' mistakes?
You would introduce the word наименьший (the absolute smallest/least). You could say Наша система допускает наименьшее количество ошибок (Our system allows the absolute lowest number of mistakes).
Why do we use the imperfective verb допускает here?
We use the imperfective because this is a general, permanent characteristic of the system. If you used the perfective не допустит, it would mean 'will not make a mistake' in one specific, upcoming situation.
Is допускать the standard verb for 'making' mistakes in Russian?
Yes, in formal contexts. While beginners often say делать ошибки (to make mistakes), допускать ошибки (literally 'to allow mistakes') is the more professional and natural phrasing in business or technical Russian.
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