Thread: Why is тысяча in accusative case here?

Originally Posted by sdr

Hello,

1- In the following sentence why the number тысяча is in accusative case?

Он это говорил тысячу раз.

This construction is always in accusative regardless of the numeral. Dunno why.

Originally Posted by sdr

2- If it is 2 times then the sentence will be like:

Он это говорил два раза

or

Он это говорил две раза

Два раза, because раз is masculine.