Word
Аромат лилии сильнее, чем аромат ромашки.
Meaning
The fragrance of the lily is stronger than the fragrance of the daisy.
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Breakdown of Аромат лилии сильнее, чем аромат ромашки.
ромашка
the daisy
лилия
the lily
аромат
the fragrance
сильнее, чем
stronger than
Questions & Answers about Аромат лилии сильнее, чем аромат ромашки.
Why are лилии and ромашки in those forms?
They are both in the genitive case because they depend on аромат and mean of ...:
- аромат лилии = the aroma of the lily
- аромат ромашки = the aroma of the chamomile/daisy
So the basic pattern is:
- аромат + genitive
Examples:
- аромат розы = aroma of a rose
- аромат кофе = aroma of coffee
- аромат цветка = aroma of a flower
In this sentence:
- лилия → лилии (genitive singular)
- ромашка → ромашки (genitive singular)
Why is it лилии, not лилия?
The dictionary form is лилия. But after аромат, you need the genitive singular.
For feminine nouns ending in -ия, the genitive singular usually ends in -ии:
- лилия → лилии
- Мария → Марии
- история → истории
So аромат лилии literally means aroma of the lily.