Моя попутчица попросила у стюардессы воду.

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Breakdown of Моя попутчица попросила у стюардессы воду.

• вода: the water
• попросить: to ask for
• у: from

Questions & Answers about Моя попутчица попросила у стюардессы воду.

Why is it моя, not мой?

Because попутчица is a feminine noun.

In Russian, possessive words like my must agree with the noun in gender, number, and case:

• мой = masculine singular
• моя = feminine singular
• моё = neuter singular
• мои = plural

So:

• мой попутчик = my male fellow traveler
• моя попутчица = my female fellow traveler

Here, попутчица is feminine, so моя is required.

What exactly does попутчица mean?

Попутчица means a female fellow traveler / travel companion / person traveling with you or alongside you.

It comes from the same idea as:

• попутчик = male fellow traveler
• попутчица = female fellow traveler

Depending on context, it could mean:

• someone traveling on the same trip
• someone seated near you
• someone going in the same direction

So in this sentence, моя попутчица is something like my fellow traveler or the woman traveling with me.

Why is the verb попросила?