I am confused about something.It may seem like it's insignificant, but the fact
that I can't understand the "rule" or reasoning about it worries me.I really
want to understand it.
Here are a few simple sentences:
Тане был 1 год,когда Анна начала работать в школе.
Тане было 17 лет,
когда она закончила школу.
Тане будет 24 года, когда она закончит
МУМ.
Кевину было 5 лет, когда его родители взяли собаку.
Анне было 24
года, когда она начала работать в школе.
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okay...I know about dative case.
I already know about the genitive case
,
and
год with 1
года with 2,3,4
лет with 5 -0 etc!
This is about БЫЛ. I thought that it was
about matching был with год\года\лет but -года- does not fit
so...
Correct me please:
год-- use был
года-- use было(!!!)
лет-- use было
how does it get worked out like
this?
год is masculine, so был is
ok.
года is from the same word so is
masculine but is just in genitive case so it is still masculine. But it's
было(neuter!)....why?
лет is really from лето so it's really
neuter and the было makes sense.
What's going on and why is it like this?
What's the rule? Or is this just another of the many crazy Russian grammar
things that just exist for no apparent reason?