Рана неглубокая, но её всё равно нужно промыть водой.

The wound is shallow, but it still needs to be washed with water.

Breakdown of Рана неглубокая, но её всё равно нужно промыть водой.

• вода: the water
• но: but
• нужно: to need
• её: it

Questions & Answers about Рана неглубокая, но её всё равно нужно промыть водой.

Why is it неглубокая and not неглубокий?

Because неглубокая agrees with рана, and рана is:

• feminine
• singular
• nominative

So the adjective must also be feminine singular nominative:

• рана — wound
• неглубокая — not deep / shallow

This is basic adjective agreement in Russian.

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Why is there no verb in the first part: Рана неглубокая?

In Russian, the verb to be is usually omitted in the present tense.

So:

• Рана неглубокая literally looks like The wound not-deep
• but it means The wound is not deep

This is completely normal in Russian.
If you wanted the past or future, you would use forms of быть:

• Рана была неглубокая — The wound was not deep
• Рана будет неглубокая — The wound will be not deep

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What is the difference between неглубокая and не глубокая?