Questions & Answers about Твой папа сейчас читает текст?
Why does the verb end in -ет here?
The dictionary form is читать (to read). Because the subject is папа (he), we drop the -ть and add the third-person singular ending -ет to get читает. This is the standard rule for first conjugation verbs ending in -ать.
The word папа ends in -а, which is usually feminine. Why do we use the masculine word Твой for 'your'?
Even though папа ends in -а, it means 'dad', which is naturally male. Russian words for male family members are grammatically masculine, so they take masculine pronouns and adjectives like твой (your) and мой (my).
Does читает mean 'reads' or 'is reading'?
It means both! Russian only has one present tense. The verb читает translates to 'reads' or 'is reading' depending on the context. Here, the word сейчас (now) tells us the action is happening right at this moment.
There is no word for 'is' or 'does' in the Russian sentence. How do we know it's a question?
Russian doesn't use helper verbs like 'is' or 'does' to make questions. To turn a statement into a yes/no question, you just add a question mark in writing, or raise your voice's pitch on the most important word when speaking.