Этот район города тихий и зелёный.

the city

Breakdown of Этот район города тихий и зелёный.

• и: and
• тихий: quiet
• этот: this

Questions & Answers about Этот район города тихий и зелёный.

Why is there no word for is in this sentence?

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

So:

• Этот район города тихий и зелёный. literally = This district of the city quiet and green.

But in natural English, we translate it as This district of the city is quiet and green.

Russian does use forms of to be in the past and future, but not usually in the present in sentences like this.

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Why is города in the form города, not город?

Because города is in the genitive case.

The phrase район города means:

• район = district / area
• города = of the city

So the structure is:

• район чего? = district of what?
• города = of the city

This is a very common Russian pattern:

• центр города = the city center / center of the city
• улицы города = the streets of the city
• жители города = the residents of the city

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Why is этот used here?

Этот means this, and it agrees with .