Word
Моя подруга купила модную куртку.
Meaning
My friend bought a fashionable jacket.
Part of speech
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Questions & Answers about Моя подруга купила модную куртку.
What is the infinitive form of купила, and what tense and aspect is it?
The infinitive is купить (to buy). Купила is in the past tense and uses the perfective aspect, indicating a completed action.
Why does купила end with -ла?
In Russian, past-tense verbs agree with the subject’s gender and number. Since подруга is feminine singular, the verb takes the ending -ла. (Masculine would be -л, neuter -ло, plural -ли.)
Why is the noun куртка changed to куртку?
Куртка is the direct object of купила, so it appears in the accusative case. Feminine nouns ending in -а drop the -а and add -у in the singular accusative, giving куртку.
Why does the adjective модная become модную here?
Adjectives must agree with the noun’s gender, number, and case. Модная (feminine nominative) changes to модную (feminine accusative singular) to match куртку.
How does the possessive pronoun моя work in this sentence?