Word
Ванная тёплая.
Meaning
The bathroom is warm.
Part of speech
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Pronunciation
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Questions & Answers about Ванная тёплая.
Why is there no word for “is” in Ванная тёплая?
In Russian, the verb быть (to be) is usually omitted in the present tense in simple statements like this.
So instead of saying:
- ✗ Ванная есть тёплая.
Russian just says:
- Ванная тёплая. – The bathroom is warm.
The idea of “is” is understood from the structure: [noun in nominative] + [adjective in nominative].
What exactly does ванная mean here: bathroom, bathtub, or something else?
Ванная here means “the bathroom”.
Originally it comes from the phrase ванная комната (bathroom / bathroom room literally). In everyday speech, Russians often shorten it to just ванная, and it is treated as a noun meaning bathroom.
Compare:
- ванна – the bathtub itself (the object you sit in)
- ванная (комната) – the bathroom (the room)
So Ванная тёплая. is understood as “The bathroom is warm.”, not “The bathtub is warm.”
What gender is ванная, and how do we know?