Breakdown of Тебе нравится эта новая игра?
ты
you (singular)
новый
new
этот
this [f: эта, n: это]
нравиться
to please / to appeal
игра
game
Questions & Answers about Тебе нравится эта новая игра?
Why does the sentence start with Тебе instead of Ты?
In Russian, expressing likes works backwards compared to English. Instead of saying 'You like the game', you literally say 'The game is pleasing to you'. Тебе is the 'to you' form (Dative case) of ты.
Why is the verb нравится instead of нравятся?
The verb matches the thing that is liked, not the person who likes it. Since игра (game) is singular, we use the singular verb нравится. If you were asking about plural games, you would use нравятся.
Why do the words эта and новая take these specific endings?
They have to match the gender of the noun they describe. игра (game) is a feminine noun, so 'this' takes the feminine form эта and 'new' takes the feminine form новая.
There is no word for 'Do' in the Russian sentence. How do we know it is a question?
Russian does not use helper words like 'do' or 'does' to form questions. You use the exact same word order as a normal statement and simply raise your voice's pitch when speaking.
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