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Музыка громкая.

Музыка громкая.
The music is loud.
From Lesson 20:Adverbs of manner (как, очень)·Russian

Breakdown of Музыка громкая.

музыка
music
громкий
loud

Questions & Answers about Музыка громкая.

Where is the word for "is" in this sentence?
In Russian, the present tense of the verb "to be" (am, is, are) is usually skipped. You just put the subject (Музыка) and its describing word (громкая) right next to each other.
Why does the word for "loud" end in -ая (громкая)?
Громкая is an adjective describing the noun Музыка (music). Because Музыка is a feminine noun (it ends in -а), the adjective must match its gender by taking the feminine ending -ая.
Why do we use громкая here instead of the adverb громко?
You use an adjective like громкая (loud) when describing a specific noun, like the music itself. You would use the adverb громко (loudly) to describe an action, like Она поёт громко (She sings loudly), or a general situation, like Здесь громко (It is loud here).

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