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Questions & Answers about Кресло удобное.
Where is the word for "is" in this sentence?
In Russian, the present tense verb for "to be" (am, is, are) is usually skipped. So, Кресло удобное literally translates to "Armchair comfortable", but it means "The armchair is comfortable."
Why does the adjective удобное end in -ое?
Adjectives in Russian must match the gender of the noun they describe. The noun кресло ends in -о, which tells us it is a neuter noun. To match it, the adjective takes the standard neuter nominative ending -ое.
Since we are learning the Prepositional case, how would this change if I wanted to say "in a comfortable armchair"?
You would add the preposition в (in) and change both words to the Prepositional case: в удобном кресле. The neuter noun кресло changes its ending to -е, and the adjective takes the neuter prepositional ending -ом.
How should I pronounce the -ое ending in удобное?
The stress in this word falls on the second syllable (у-ДОБ-но-е). Because the final -ое is unstressed, vowel reduction happens. The о sounds like a weak "uh" or "ah" sound, making the ending sound closer to "uh-ye" rather than a strong "oh-ye".