Word
Нет, мой компьютер не новый.
Meaning
No, my computer is not new.
Part of speech
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Questions & Answers about Нет, мой компьютер не новый.
Why is it мой and not моя or моё?
Because компьютер ends in a consonant, making it a masculine noun. The possessive word for "my" has to match the gender of the noun it belongs to, so we use the masculine form мой.
Where is the word for "is" in this sentence?
In Russian, the present tense of the verb "to be" (am, is, are) is almost always skipped. You literally just say "No, my computer not new".
Why does the word новый end in -ый?
новый means "new". Just like the possessive pronoun мой, adjectives must match the gender of the noun they describe. Since компьютер is masculine, the adjective takes the standard masculine ending -ый.
What is the difference between нет and не in this sentence?
нет means "no" and is used to answer a question or make a statement at the start. не means "not" and is placed directly in front of the word it negates, which is why it comes right before новый.