Breakdown of Директор должен принимать решения каждый день.
день
day
директор
director
каждый
every
должен
must, have to
принимать решение
to make a decision
Questions & Answers about Директор должен принимать решения каждый день.
Why use the phrase принимать решения instead of simply using the verb решать?
Принимать решения is a formal analytical predicate (a light verb construction). While решать means 'to decide,' splitting the action into a verb and a noun makes the statement sound more professional, authoritative, and formal, which perfectly fits the context of a director's responsibilities.
Is it a strict rule to use принимать for decisions, or can I translate 'make decisions' using делать?
You must use принимать (literally 'to take'). Saying делать решения is a very common mistake for English speakers. In Russian, you always 'take' a decision rather than 'make' one.
Why is the imperfective verb принимать used here instead of the perfective принять?
The imperfective aspect is triggered by the time marker каждый день (every day). Because making decisions is a repeated, habitual part of the director's job, the imperfective is required. For a single, specific decision, you would use the perfective принять решение.
Должен is a short-form adjective. Why is there no verb like 'is' linking it to директор?
In the present tense, Russian does not use a linking verb (copula) with short-form adjectives like должен. Директор должен functions as a complete predicate meaning 'the director must.' If this sentence were in the past or future tense, you would need to add был or будет.
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