Эта ситуация совершенно новая для меня.

This situation is completely new to me.

Breakdown of Эта ситуация совершенно новая для меня.

• это: this
• новый: new
• для: for
• меня: me

Questions & Answers about Эта ситуация совершенно новая для меня.

Why do we use эта instead of это?

Because ситуация is a feminine noun in the nominative case.
– эта is the feminine singular demonstrative pronoun (“this”).
– это is the neuter singular demonstrative pronoun and wouldn’t agree with a feminine noun.

Why is новая used here, and not новый or новое?

Adjectives in Russian must agree with the noun they modify in gender, number, and case.
– новая is the nominative singular feminine form of новый.
– новый is masculine, новое is neuter, and новые is plural.

What is совершенно, and why is it placed before новая?

совершенно is an adverb meaning “completely” or “absolutely.” It modifies the adjective новая, intensifying it.
– Word order in Russian is relatively flexible, but adverbs of degree typically precede the adjective they modify: совершенно новая.

What case is для меня, and why?

для is a preposition that always requires the genitive case.
– меня is the genitive form of я (“I”).
So для меня literally means “for me.”