Questions & Answers about Этот стежок ровный.
In Russian, the verb to be is normally omitted in the present tense.
So:
- Этот стежок ровный = This stitch is even / straight
- literally: This stitch even
This is completely normal Russian.
You only usually see to be in other tenses, for example:
- Этот стежок был ровный = This stitch was even
- Этот стежок будет ровный = This stitch will be even
Этот means this.
It changes form to match the noun it goes with. Стежок is masculine singular, so you use этот.
Compare:
- этот стежок = this stitch
- эта строчка = this line / this stitch line
- это место = this place
- эти стежки = these stitches
So этот is used because стежок is a masculine noun.