Questions & Answers about Эта футболка мягкая, но её рукав слишком длинный для меня.
Why is there no word for is in this sentence?
In Russian, the verb to be is usually omitted in the present tense.
So:
- Эта футболка мягкая = This T-shirt is soft
- literally: This T-shirt soft
The same thing happens in the second part:
- её рукав слишком длинный = its sleeve is too long
Russian normally does not use a present-tense equivalent of is/am/are in everyday sentences like this.
Why do эта and мягкая end in -ая / -а?
Because they agree with футболка, which is a feminine singular noun.
- футболка = feminine
- эта = this (feminine singular)
- мягкая = soft (feminine singular form)
Russian adjectives and words like this/that must match the noun in:
- gender
- number
- case
So:
- masculine: этот мягкий свитер
- feminine: эта мягкая футболка
- neuter: это мягкое платье
That is why both words take feminine endings here.
Why is it её рукав? Does её mean or ?