Word
Этот телефон совершенно новый и удобный.
Meaning
This phone is completely new and comfortable.
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Questions & Answers about Этот телефон совершенно новый и удобный.
What does совершенно mean in the sentence?
Why is совершенно used instead of очень?
While очень simply means “very,” совершенно adds the sense of “entirely” or “perfectly.” So очень новый would be odd (you can’t be “very new”); instead you say совершенно новый to mean “absolutely new.”
Why are новый and удобный in their full forms rather than short forms?
Because they are attributive adjectives modifying телефон directly in the nominative case. Short-form adjectives (нов, удобен) are used predicatively after a linking verb or in certain stylistic contexts, but here we describe the noun: новый телефон, удобный телефон.
How do новый and удобный agree with телефон?
Телефон is masculine, singular, and in the nominative case. Therefore both adjectives take the masculine-singular-nominative ending -ый: новый, удобный.