Questions & Answers about Мой брат очень активный и любит спорт.
Why is there no word for is between брат and очень активный?
In Russian, the verb to be (быть) is normally omitted in the present tense when linking a subject with a noun or adjective.
So instead of saying something like Мой брат есть очень активный, Russian just says:
- Мой брат очень активный. – literally: My brother very active.
In the past and future, a form of быть appears:
- Мой брат был очень активным. – My brother was very active.
- Мой брат будет очень активным. – My brother will be very active.
Why is it мой брат and not моя брат?
Because брат (brother) is grammatically masculine, and the possessive pronoun must agree with the noun it modifies.
- мой – my (masculine, nominative)
- моя – my (feminine, nominative)
- моё – my (neuter, nominative)
- мои – my (plural, nominative)
So:
- мой брат – my brother
- моя сестра – my sister
- моё окно – my window
- мои друзья – my friends
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