Word
Моя подруга купила жёлтый тюльпан для бабушки.
Meaning
My female friend bought a yellow tulip for Grandma.
Part of speech
sentence
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Breakdown of Моя подруга купила жёлтый тюльпан для бабушки.
мой
my
купить
to buy
для
for
бабушка
the grandmother
Questions & Answers about Моя подруга купила жёлтый тюльпан для бабушки.
Why is it моя and not мой?
Because подруга is a feminine singular noun, and the possessive word my has to agree with it.
- мой = masculine singular
- моя = feminine singular
- моё = neuter singular
- мои = plural
So:
- мой друг = my male friend
- моя подруга = my female friend
In this sentence, моя matches подруга.
Why is подруга in this form?
Подруга is the subject of the sentence, so it is in the nominative case.
The nominative is the basic dictionary form, and it is usually used for the person or thing doing the action.
Here:
- Моя подруга = the person who did the buying
So подруга stays in its nominative singular form.
Why does the verb end in -а in купила?