Questions & Answers about Камень твёрдый.
Why does the adjective end in -ый?
Adjectives change their endings to match the gender of the noun they describe. Since камень is a masculine noun, the adjective takes the standard masculine singular ending -ый.
How can I tell that камень is masculine? It ends in a soft sign!
Where is the word for "is" in this sentence?
Russian drops the verb "to be" (is, am, are) in the present tense. You simply place the noun and the adjective side by side to say that something "is" a certain way.
What is the difference between Камень твёрдый and Твёрдый камень?
Word order changes the meaning slightly. Камень твёрдый acts as a full sentence meaning "The stone is hard." If you swap them to Твёрдый камень, it becomes a phrase meaning "A hard stone" or "The hard stone," which you would usually use as a building block inside a longer sentence.
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