Questions & Answers about Из крана течёт холодная вода.
Why is крана used instead of кран?
Why is из used with кран, and could we use с or от instead?
из indicates movement from inside something, so из крана means “from inside the tap.”
с usually means “off” or “from the surface” (e.g., с стола “off the table”).
от indicates origin or separation in a more abstract sense (“away from”), but sounds odd with кран. Thus из крана is the natural choice.
Which word is the subject of the sentence, and how do we know?
Why is холодная used instead of холодно?
холодная is an adjective modifying the noun вода (“cold water”).
холодно is an adverb (“coldly”), which would describe how something happens, not the temperature of the water. To describe the noun itself, you need the adjective in the correct case.
How is течёт pronounced, and why is there a ё instead of е?
How would you change the sentence to past or future tense?
Past imperfective (ongoing past action):
Из крана текла холодная вода.
Past perfective (it started flowing):
Из крана потекла холодная вода.
Future imperfective (will keep flowing):
Из крана будет течь холодная вода.
Is the word order fixed, or can I say Холодная вода течёт из крана?
Can you transliterate Из крана течёт холодная вода?
A common transliteration is:
Iz krana techyot kholodnaya voda
To indicate stress:
iz kra-NA te-CHYOT kho-LOD-na-ya vo-DA
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