Правила относительно багажа теперь другие.

Правила means rules, so it is plural because the sentence is talking about more than one rule.

Here it is in the nominative plural, because it is the subject of the sentence.

• singular: правило = rule
• plural: правила = rules

So the basic structure is:

Правила ... другие.
= The rules ... are different.

In Russian, the verb to be is usually omitted in the present tense.

So:

• Правила другие. literally looks like Rules different
• but it means The rules are different

This is completely normal Russian.

If you were talking about the past or future, you would use a form of быть:

• Правила были другими. = The rules were different.
• Правила будут другими. = The rules will be different.

Here относительно is a preposition meaning regarding, concerning, or with respect to.

So:

• правила относительно багажа = rules regarding baggage

This is a somewhat formal or neutral way to say it. In everyday speech, Russian might also use other expressions, such as:

• правила насчёт багажа
• правила о багаже (less natural in some contexts)
• правила провоза багажа = baggage transport/carry-on rules, baggage allowance rules, etc., depending on context

In this sentence, относительно багажа simply means the rules are about baggage.

Because the preposition относительно requires the genitive case.

The dictionary form is:

• багаж = baggage, luggage

After относительно, it becomes:

• относительно багажа = regarding baggage

So this is a normal case pattern:

• относительно + genitive

Other examples:

• относительно цены = regarding the price
• относительно поездки = regarding the trip

It is другие because it must agree with правила, which is plural.

Agreement works like this:

• другой = singular masculine
• другая = singular feminine
• другое = singular neuter
• другие = plural

Since правила is plural, the correct form is другие.

Also, in this sentence другие is being used predicatively:

• Правила теперь другие.
• literally: The rules now [are] different/other.

You could also say:

• другие правила = different rules

But that would be part of a noun phrase, not the same sentence structure.

Grammatically, другие often literally means other. But in many contexts, English translates it more naturally as different.

So:

• Правила теперь другие.

can be understood as:

• The rules are different now
• literally, something like The rules are now other

In natural English, different is usually the best translation here.

If Russian wanted to emphasize new rather than different, it would more likely use новые:

• Правила теперь новые. = The rules are new now.

That is not quite the same idea.

Теперь means now.

It shows that the situation has changed:

• before, the baggage rules were one way
• now, they are different

So the sentence implies a contrast between the past and the present.

Compare:

• Правила относительно багажа другие. = The rules regarding baggage are different.
• Правила относительно багажа теперь другие. = The rules regarding baggage are different now.

The second one clearly adds the idea of change.

Yes. Russian word order is fairly flexible, although different orders can change the emphasis.

The original sentence:

• Правила относительно багажа теперь другие.

Possible variations:

• Теперь правила относительно багажа другие.
• Относительно багажа правила теперь другие.

These all mean roughly the same thing, but the focus shifts slightly:

• Теперь first emphasizes now
• Относительно багажа first emphasizes regarding baggage
• the original order sounds neutral and natural

Russian word order often reflects emphasis and information flow more than strict grammatical necessity.

Usually not if you want the exact same meaning.

Правила относительно багажа clearly means rules regarding baggage.

But правила багажа sounds incomplete or unnatural in standard Russian, because it can feel like baggage’s rules, which is not the intended relationship.

More natural alternatives would be:

• правила относительно багажа
• правила провоза багажа
• багажные правила in some contexts, especially more compressed or technical language

So for a learner, относительно багажа is a safe and clear way to express regarding baggage.

No, not exactly.

Багаж usually works like baggage or luggage in English: it is typically treated as a mass noun, not as individual countable items.

So:

• багаж = baggage/luggage

If you want to talk about individual bags or suitcases, Russian would usually use other nouns, such as:

• сумка = bag
• чемодан = suitcase
• место багажа = piece of baggage, baggage item

So in this sentence, багажа refers to baggage in general, not specific bags.

It sounds mostly neutral, but относительно is a little more formal than some everyday alternatives.

So the whole sentence is perfectly normal, especially in written or informational language, such as travel rules, policies, or announcements.

For more casual speech, someone might say:

• Правила насчёт багажа теперь другие.

That sounds a bit more conversational.

So:

• относительно багажа = slightly more formal/official
• насчёт багажа = more everyday

A likely stress pattern would depend on what is new information, but often the main stress would fall on другие, because that is the key point.

For example:

• Правила относительно багажа теперь други́е.

If the contrast is about time, теперь might get more emphasis:

• Правила относительно багажа тепе́рь другие.

And if the topic itself is baggage, then багажа could be emphasized:

• Правила относительно багажа́ теперь другие.

So the sentence is flexible, and spoken stress helps show what the speaker wants to highlight most.