Questions & Answers about Этот процент выше, чем был в прошлом месяце.
Why is it этот процент and not эта процент or это процент?
Because процент is a masculine singular noun, and этот has to agree with it in gender, number, and case.
- этот = masculine singular
- эта = feminine singular
- это = neuter singular
So:
- этот процент = this percentage / this rate
Russian adjectives and demonstratives must match the noun they describe.
What exactly does процент mean here?
In Russian, процент can mean:
- percent
- percentage
- sometimes rate or share, depending on context
In this sentence, it most naturally means this percentage / this rate.
A learner may expect something more like English percent, but Russian often uses процент in places where English might say percentage.
Why is выше used here?