Breakdown of Замечательно, что все здоровы.
что
that (conjunction)
здоровый
healthy (of a person)
весь
all, the whole, everything, everyone
замечательно
wonderfully; it is wonderful
Questions & Answers about Замечательно, что все здоровы.
Why do we use the short form здоровы instead of the long form здоровые here?
In Russian, short-form adjectives (like здоровы) are frequently used in the predicate to state a current condition or fact. While все здоровые can be understood, все здоровы is the standard, natural way to state that everyone is currently healthy. Long forms often imply a more permanent characteristic.
Is замечательно an adverb or an adjective here?
It is acting as a predicative word (sometimes called a category of state word) that forms an impersonal sentence. It shares the same form as a neuter short adjective and an adverb, but here it functions alone to mean 'It is wonderful.' Notice that Russian does not use a dummy subject like the English word 'it' in these constructions.
In English, 'everyone' is singular. Why is здоровы in the plural form?
Unlike English, where 'everyone' takes a singular verb, the Russian pronoun все (meaning all or everyone) is grammatically plural. Any adjectives or verbs that agree with все must also be in the plural form, which is why we use здоровы.
The current lesson is about the exclamation что за. Could we use that here?
Not in this exact sentence, because here что is just a simple conjunction meaning 'that'. However, you could express a similar feeling using the lesson's grammar by attaching что за to a noun in the Nominative case: Что за замечательное здоровье у всех! (What wonderful health everyone has!).
Is the comma before что optional?
No, it is mandatory. Russian punctuation rules strictly require a comma to separate a main clause (Замечательно) from a subordinate clause (что все здоровы).
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