Breakdown of Аренда квартиры рядом с метро недорогая.
квартира
the apartment
метро
the metro
рядом с
near
аренда
the rent
Questions & Answers about Аренда квартиры рядом с метро недорогая.
Why is квартиры in the genitive case here?
In Russian, аренда (rent / renting) is a noun that governs the genitive: аренда чего? – “rent of what?”
So you get:
- аренда квартиры = “rent (rental) of an apartment”
- аренда – nominative singular (subject of the sentence)
- квартиры – genitive singular, answering чего? (“of what?”)
This pattern is very common with abstract nouns:
- покупка машины – purchase of a car
- ремонт дома – repair of a house
Why is недорогая feminine, and what does it agree with?
Недорогая is a short-form adjective in the nominative feminine singular. It must agree with the noun it describes:
- аренда – feminine noun (ends in -а) in nominative singular
- so the adjective must be недорогая (fem. nom. sg.), not недорогой or недорогое.
Grammatically, the sentence is:
- (Что?) Аренда (какая?) недорогая.
“The rent (what kind of?) is not expensive.”
Why is there no verb “is” in the sentence?