Questions & Answers about Мама любит добавлять в суп свежий укроп и петрушку.
What case is мама, and why?
Мама is in the nominative singular because it is the subject of the sentence — the person doing the action.
- мама = mother / mom
- She is the one who любит and добавлять
So this is the basic dictionary form of the noun.
Why is there no word for my before мама?
In Russian, possessive words like мой / моя are often left out when the meaning is obvious from context, especially with family members.
So Мама любит... can naturally mean:
- Mom likes...
- My mom likes...
If you want to make it explicit, you can say Моя мама любит..., but it is not necessary here.
Why are there two verbs: любит добавлять?
This is a very common Russian structure:
- любит = likes
- добавлять = to add
So любит добавлять means likes to add or likes adding.
The first verb is the conjugated verb:
- любит = he/she likes
The second verb is an infinitive:
- добавлять = to add
Russian often uses this pattern just like English does with likes to...