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Breakdown of Например, мой телефон синий и дорогой.
мой
my
телефон
the phone
и
and
дорогой
expensive
синий
blue
например
for example
Questions & Answers about Например, мой телефон синий и дорогой.
What does например mean in this sentence?
It means for example. It signals that what follows is an example used to illustrate or clarify a previous statement.
Why is there no verb like "is" after мой телефон?
In Russian, the present tense copula (the equivalent of "is") is typically omitted. The adjectives синий and дорогой serve as the predicate, directly describing the subject without an explicit linking verb.
How do the adjectives синий and дорогой agree with the noun телефон?
Both adjectives are in the nominative case, masculine singular form. They must agree with телефон in gender, number, and case, which is why they take these forms.
What role do the adjectives синий and дорогой play in this sentence?
They act as predicate adjectives that describe the subject телефон. In Russian, it is common for descriptive adjectives to follow the noun and form the predicate when the copula is omitted.
Is the word order of the adjectives important, and could it be rearranged?
The order is relatively flexible in Russian, but placing the adjectives after the subject as in this sentence is standard for predicate constructions. Rearranging them might slightly change the emphasis without altering the overall meaning.
Why is there no comma before the conjunction и connecting синий and дорогой?
Russian punctuation rules do not require a comma when adjectives connected by the conjunction и (meaning "and") are seen as a coordinated pair modifying the same noun.
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