Questions & Answers about Твой друг много думает.
How do we get the form думает from the dictionary word думать?
Думать (to think) is a regular First Conjugation verb because it ends in -ать. To make it match "your friend" (which acts as "he" or third-person singular), we drop the -ть and add -ет, giving us думает.
Does this sentence mean he "thinks a lot" in general, or that he "is thinking a lot" right now?
It can mean both! Russian only has one present tense. Думает translates to both "thinks" (a general habit) and "is thinking" (happening right now). You just rely on context to know which one is meant.
Why is it твой друг and not твоя друг?
Words for "my" and "your" must match the gender of the noun they describe. Друг (friend) is a masculine noun, so it takes the masculine form твой. If you were talking about a female friend (подруга), you would use the feminine form твоя.
Why does много come before the verb? In English, we put "a lot" at the end of the sentence.
Russian word order is very flexible. Putting the adverb много (a lot / much) directly before the verb is perfectly normal and very common. You could also say Твой друг думает много, but putting the adverb first often flows better in Russian.
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