Questions & Answers about Мой дом старый, а моя квартира уютная.
Why is мой used with дом, but моя used with квартира?
The possessive pronoun must agree with the gender of the noun:
- дом is masculine, so you use the masculine form мой.
- квартира is feminine, so you use моя.
Possessive pronouns in Russian change according to gender, number, and case.
Why do the adjectives старый and уютная have different endings?
Adjectives in Russian agree with the noun they describe in gender, number, and case:
- старый is masculine nominative singular, matching дом.
- уютная is feminine nominative singular, matching квартира.
What case are the nouns дом and квартира in, and why is the verb есть (to be) omitted?
Both дом and квартира are in the nominative case (singular) because they are the subjects of their clauses. In present-tense statements, Russian typically drops the verb есть:
- Instead of saying Мой дом есть старый, you simply say Мой дом старый.
What role does the conjunction а play in this sentence?