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"Son-in-law" in Russian
Russian word of the day | Nov 12, 2021 (see all)
Examples of "Son-in-law" in Russian
Declension of the word зять
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative Nom. | зя́ть | зятья́ |
| Genitive Gen. | зя́тя | зятьёв |
| Dative Dat. | зя́тю | зятьям |
| Accusative Acc. | зя́тя | зятьёв |
| Instrumental Inst. | зя́тем | зятья́ми |
| Prepositional Prep. | зя́те | зятья́х |
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Anita says:
Hello, in the first example, why хоро́ший зять isn’t in genitive case? Thanks.
Learn Russian Words says:
Hi Anita,
It is actually the Nominative case as зять is the acting figure in the sentence: зять сделал что? – попался.
Anita says:
Thanks for the explanation. Then тот refers to Кому́?
Learn Russian Words says:
To the one who got that son-in-law.
I understand it’s confusing, because the meaning in Russian is inverted comparing to the English translation.
“Попался” literally means “got caught”. In this case, it’s more like “got into a relation”.
The literal translation would be:
“To whom a good son-in-law got into a relation…”