Learn Hardcore Russian: После душа сын надел пижаму, а я надела тёплый халат. - After the shower, my son put on his pajamas, and I put on a warm robe.

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После душа сын надел пижаму, а я надела тёплый халат.

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After the shower, my son put on his pajamas, and I put on a warm robe.

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Breakdown of После душа сын надел пижаму, а я надела тёплый халат.

Why does душ become душа in после душа?

Because после requires the genitive case.

So:

This душа is not the separate word meaning soul here; it is just the genitive form of душ.

Does сын mean the son, a son, or my son?

Russian has no articles, so сын by itself can correspond to the son, a son, or son depending on context.

In this sentence, because the speaker then says а я..., the natural interpretation is:

Russian also often leaves out possessive words like мой when they are obvious from context.

Why is it надел for сын, but надела for я?