Questions & Answers about Жизнь интересная.
Why is there no word for "is" in this sentence?
In Russian, the present tense of the verb "to be" is almost always left out. Instead of saying "Life is interesting," you simply say Жизнь интересная (Life [is] interesting).
The word Жизнь ends in a soft sign (-ь). How do I know its gender?
Why does the sentence use интересная instead of the dictionary form интересный?
Russian adjectives must match the gender of the noun they describe. Because жизнь (life) is feminine, the adjective drops the masculine -ый ending and takes the feminine singular ending -ая, becoming интересная.
Could I change the word order and say Интересная жизнь?
You could, but it changes the meaning slightly. Жизнь интересная translates to the complete sentence "Life is interesting." If you flip it to Интересная жизнь, it usually just functions as the phrase "An interesting life" rather than stating a complete fact.
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