Breakdown of Мои сыновья и дочери читают вместе.
и
and
мой
my (мой, моя, моё) / mine
читать
to read
вместе
together
сын
son
дочь
daughter
Questions & Answers about Мои сыновья и дочери читают вместе.
Why is the word for sons сыновья instead of following the normal plural rules?
You are right to notice that! The singular word for son is сын. Instead of just adding a normal plural ending like -ы, this word changes its ending completely to сыновья. This is a highly common irregular plural, just like how брат (brother) becomes братья and друг (friend) becomes друзья.
How does the word дочери (daughters) get its plural form?
The singular is дочь. It is a special feminine word. When making it plural, a hidden -ер- gets added into the middle of the word before the plural -и ending, making it дочери. You will see this exact same pattern with мать (mother), which becomes матери in the plural.
Why does the sentence start with Мои instead of Мой?
Мои is the plural form of the word for my. In Russian, possessive words must match the noun they describe. Since we are talking about multiple people (sons and daughters), the plural form is required. If it were just one son, you would use the masculine singular Мой сын.
Why does the verb читают end in -ют?
The dictionary form of the verb is читать (to read). Since the subject of the sentence is sons and daughters (which equals they), we need the they form of the verb. For most regular verbs ending in -ать, you drop the -ть and add -ют, giving you читают.
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