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Моя подруга делает котлеты из куриного фарша и ест их с салатом.
Meaning
My female friend makes cutlets from chicken mince and eats them with salad.
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Breakdown of Моя подруга делает котлеты из куриного фарша и ест их с салатом.
мой
my
есть
to eat
с
with
и
and
Questions & Answers about Моя подруга делает котлеты из куриного фарша и ест их с салатом.
Why is it моя, not мой?
Because моя has to agree with подруга.
- подруга is a feminine singular noun
- so my must also be in the feminine singular nominative form: моя
Compare:
- мой друг = my male friend
- моя подруга = my female friend
So this is just normal adjective/pronoun agreement in Russian.
Does подруга mean girlfriend or just female friend?
Usually, подруга means female friend.
In some contexts, it can sound like girlfriend, but that is not usually the default meaning. If someone clearly wants to mean a romantic partner, Russian often uses девушка instead.
So in a sentence like this, most learners should understand моя подруга as my female friend unless context suggests otherwise.
Why do the verbs делает and ест both have that he/she meaning?