Breakdown of Сегодня я снова положила косметичку в сумку, чтобы не забыть тушь и помаду дома.
я
I
и
and
дома
at home
не
not
Questions & Answers about Сегодня я снова положила косметичку в сумку, чтобы не забыть тушь и помаду дома.
Why is я included here? Could Russian leave it out?
Yes, Russian can often omit subject pronouns, but here я is very useful.
In the past tense, the verb does not show person. Положила only tells you that the subject is feminine singular. By itself, it could mean I put, you put, or she put, depending on context.
So я makes the subject explicit: I.
You could omit it if the context already makes it obvious:
Сегодня снова положила косметичку в сумку...
That would still be grammatical, but less explicit.
Why is the verb положила feminine?
Russian past tense agrees with the subject in gender and number.
- положил = masculine singular
- положила = feminine singular
- положило = neuter singular
- положили = plural
So я положила tells you that the speaker is female.
If a male speaker said the same sentence, it would be:
Сегодня я снова положил косметичку в сумку...
Why is it косметичку, not косметичка?