тома уволили

Toma was fired

→ том

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Toma was fired Literally, “they fired Toma.” Russian commonly uses a third-person plural verb with the person in the accusative to express an unspecified “they.” The future form тома уволят means “Toma will be fired.”

RU: Тома уволили за опоздания.

EN: Toma was fired for being late.

Тома уволили в понедельник.

Tom was fired on Monday.

Тома уволили?

Was Tom fired?

Тома уволили за то, что он был груб с клиентами.

Tom was fired for being rude to customers.