Breakdown of Эта женщина много работает.
женщина
woman
этот
this [f: эта, n: это]
много
a lot
работать
to work
Questions & Answers about Эта женщина много работает.
Why does the verb end in -ет here?
The dictionary form of the verb is работать (to work). Since the subject is эта женщина (this woman), which acts as a 'she', we drop the -ть and add the ending -ет. This makes работает, which is the regular rule for 'he/she/it' in the present tense for verbs ending in -ать.
Why use Эта instead of Этот or Это?
Эта is the feminine form of the word 'this'. Because женщина (woman) is a feminine noun, the word for 'this' has to match its gender. You would use Этот for masculine nouns and Это for neuter nouns.
Why is много placed before the verb rather than at the end?
In Russian, adverbs like много (a lot, much) usually come right before the verb they describe. While Russian word order is flexible and you could say работает много, putting the adverb before the verb is the most natural and common way to phrase it.
How do you pronounce the two o vowels in много?
In Russian, the letter o changes its sound depending on whether it carries the word's stress. In много, the stress is on the first syllable, so the first o makes a clear, strong sound. The second o is unstressed, so it is reduced and sounds more like a short 'uh' or 'a'.