Ветер холодный и сильный.

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Breakdown of Ветер холодный и сильный.

• и: and
• сильный: strong
• ветер: the wind

Questions & Answers about Ветер холодный и сильный.

Why is there no есть (or “is”) in the sentence?

In Russian, the present-tense linking verb есть (to be) is usually omitted in simple nominal sentences. So instead of saying Ветер есть холодный и сильный, you just say Ветер холодный и сильный.

What case, number, and gender is ветер, and why?

Ветер is masculine, singular, and in the nominative case because it’s the subject of the sentence. The nominative marks the “doer” or the topic of a statement.

Why are холодный and сильный also in the masculine nominative singular form?

Adjectives in Russian must agree with the nouns they modify (or with the subject in a predicate) in gender, number, and case. Since ветер is masculine, singular, nominative, its predicate adjectives холодный and сильный take the same endings: -ый (or -ий).

Why isn’t there a comma before и?

When two adjectives coordinate with и (“and”), you don’t put a comma between them. Commas are used when you list three or more items or when adjectives come from different categories (e.g., color vs. size) without a conjunction.

Could I say холодный и сильный ветер instead?