Breakdown of Не все имеют возможность учиться за границей.
учиться
to study (be a student)
граница
border
весь
all, the whole, everything, everyone
иметь возможность
to have the opportunity (to)
Questions & Answers about Не все имеют возможность учиться за границей.
Why is возможность in the accusative case here, instead of the genitive of negation?
This is a great catch! The genitive of negation applies when the verb itself is negated (using не + verb). In this sentence, the не is attached to все (not everyone), while the verb имеют (have) is positive. Because the action of having isn't negated, the direct object takes the standard accusative case.
Why does Russian use a plural verb (имеют) for "everyone"?
In English, "everyone" is a singular concept, so we say "everyone has". In Russian, все literally means "all" or "all people" and is grammatically plural. Therefore, it requires the plural verb form имеют.
Why do we use учиться instead of учить or изучать to say "to study"?
Учиться means to study in general or to be a student, which fits perfectly when there is no specific subject mentioned. If the sentence were about studying a specific subject, like physics or a language, you would use изучать or учить followed by a direct object.
Why is за границей in the instrumental case?
The phrase for "abroad" literally means "beyond the border" (граница). When expressing static location (answering the question "where?"), the preposition за requires the instrumental case, making it за границей. If you were talking about motion or traveling abroad (answering "where to?"), you would use the accusative case instead: за границу.