Questions & Answers about Объект находится рядом.
Yes, объект is masculine singular.
One clue is that it ends in a consonant, and nouns ending in a consonant are very often masculine in Russian. Because the subject is masculine singular, the verb also appears in the 3rd person singular form: находится.
So the grammar is:
- объект = masculine singular noun
- находится = is located, agreeing with a singular subject
The infinitive is находиться.
This verb means to be located, to be situated, or sometimes more literally to be found in a place.
In this sentence:
- объект находится = the object is located
A few present-tense forms are:
- я нахожусь
- ты находишься
- он / она / оно находится
- мы находимся
- вы находитесь
- они находятся
Both are possible, but they sound a little different.
- Объект рядом = shorter, more conversational, more direct
- Объект находится рядом = more explicit, a bit more formal or neutral, like The object is located nearby
So находится adds a sense of location rather than just simple description.