Breakdown of Завтра канал транслирует самый важный матч.
важный
important
завтра
tomorrow
самый
most
канал
channel
матч
match
транслировать
to broadcast
Questions & Answers about Завтра канал транслирует самый важный матч.
Why is the present tense form транслирует translated as future ("will broadcast")?
The verb транслировать is biaspectual, meaning it functions as both imperfective and perfective without changing its form. Like all perfective verbs, using its present-tense conjugation actually creates a future meaning. The word завтра (tomorrow) provides the context that resolves it as a perfective future action here.
Could I use the compound future (будет транслировать) in this sentence instead?
Yes, you can. Because biaspectual verbs have an imperfective aspect too, you can form the compound future to emphasize the ongoing process ("will be broadcasting"). However, using the simple form транслирует is very common for scheduled future events, treating the broadcast as a single completed fact.
If матч is the direct object being broadcast, why does it look like it is in the nominative case?
It is actually in the accusative case. Because матч is an inanimate masculine noun, its accusative form is identical to the nominative. The adjectives attached to it (самый важный) also copy this inanimate accusative form.
Why use самый важный rather than the single-word superlative важнейший?
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