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Questions & Answers about Она беременна.
Why is there no word for is in Она беременна?
Because Russian usually omits the verb to be in the present tense.
So where English says:
- She is pregnant
Russian simply says:
- Она беременна
This is completely normal Russian grammar.
But in other tenses, forms of быть do appear:
- Она была беременна = She was pregnant
- Она будет беременна = She will be pregnant
What kind of word is беременна? Is it a verb?
No. Беременна is not a verb. It is a short-form adjective.
The full adjective is:
- беременная = pregnant
The short form used here is:
- беременна = pregnant, used as the predicate
So grammatically, Она беременна is something like:
- She [is] pregnant
where беременна describes the subject она.
Why does беременна end in -а?