Breakdown of Он пересмотрел своё решение после разговора.
он
he / it (for a masculine noun) / it (for a neuter noun)
свой
one's own
после
after
решение
decision
пересмотреть
to reconsider
разговор
the conversation, the talk (m)
Questions & Answers about Он пересмотрел своё решение после разговора.
Why do we use своё instead of его here?
The reflexive possessive pronoun свой (in this case, the neuter своё matching решение) refers back to the subject of the sentence. Since Он is the one reconsidering his own decision, you must use своё. If you used его, it would mean he reconsidered some other man's decision.
What role does the prefix пере- play in the verb пересмотрел?
The base verb is смотреть (to look or watch). The prefix пере- frequently indicates repeating an action, doing it anew, or doing it thoroughly. So, пересмотреть literally means to look over again, which gives us the figurative meaning to reconsider or to review.
How could I use the preposition насчёт to specify what his decision was about?
You would place насчёт plus the Genitive case immediately after решение (decision). For example, Он пересмотрел своё решение насчёт работы после разговора means he reconsidered his decision regarding the job after the conversation.
What case is решение in, and why didn't its ending change?
It is in the Accusative case because it is the direct object of the verb пересмотрел. Since решение is a neuter inanimate noun, its Accusative form is identical to its Nominative dictionary form.
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