Word
Мебель в комнате новая.
Meaning
The furniture in the room is new.
Part of speech
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Questions & Answers about Мебель в комнате новая.
Why is новая in the nominative case instead of the prepositional case, since it comes right after в комнате?
Adjectives must match the case of the noun they actually describe. Новая (new) describes the subject of the sentence, мебель (furniture), which is in the nominative case. If the adjective were describing the room instead, it would be in the prepositional case to match it: в новой комнате (in the new room).
How can I tell that мебель is a feminine noun?
Nouns that end in a soft sign (-ь) can be either masculine or feminine. There is no strict rule to tell them apart, so you just have to memorize their gender when you learn the vocabulary. Because мебель is feminine, we use the feminine adjective ending for "new": новая.
Does мебель count as a singular or plural word?
Just like the English word "furniture", мебель is a singular noun that describes a general collection of items. That is why it pairs with the singular adjective новая rather than the plural form новые.
Where is the verb "is" in this sentence?
In Russian, the present tense of the verb "to be" (am, is, are) is almost always skipped. The sentence literally translates to "Furniture in room new."