Breakdown of Мы читаем важные статьи о политике.
мы
we
читать
to read
о
about (о, об, обо)
политика
politics
Questions & Answers about Мы читаем важные статьи о политике.
Why does the adjective важные end in -ые?
The word важные (important) describes статьи (articles). Since the noun is plural, the adjective must be plural too. The standard Nominative plural ending for adjectives is -ые. A helpful bonus: in the plural, adjectives do not change for gender, so -ые is used for masculine, feminine, and neuter words alike.
Wait, isn't важные статьи the direct object? Why does it look like the Nominative plural form?
Great catch! They are indeed the direct object being read, which means they are in the Accusative case. However, for inanimate objects (things that are not alive, like articles), the Accusative plural form is exactly the same as the Nominative plural form.
How does the singular word for article change into the plural статьи?
The singular dictionary form is статья. To make a feminine noun that ends in -я plural, the rule is to replace the -я with an -и, giving us статьи.
Why does политика end with an -е here?
The preposition о means about, and in Russian, talking about something requires the Prepositional case. For most feminine nouns ending in -а (like политика), we change the -а to an -е, making it о политике.