Word
Он женатый человек.
Meaning
He is a married man.
Part of speech
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Pronunciation
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Breakdown of Он женатый человек.
он
he / it (for a masculine noun) / it (for a neuter noun)
человек
person
женатый
married (of a man)
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Questions & Answers about Он женатый человек.
Where is the word for 'is' in this sentence?
In Russian, the present tense of the verb 'to be' (am, is, are) is almost always left out. So, он женатый человек literally translates to 'he a married man'.
Can I use женатый to say a woman is married?
No! In Russian, there are different words for a married man and a married woman. Женатый comes from the word жена (wife), so it literally means 'wifed' and is only used for men. For a woman, you would use замужем (literally 'behind a husband').
Why does женатый end in -ый?
The ending -ый is a standard ending for masculine adjectives in their basic dictionary form. It matches the masculine noun человек (person/man) that it describes.
Why does this use человек (person) instead of мужчина (man)?
Человек broadly means 'person' or 'human', but in descriptive phrases like this, it translates very naturally to 'man' in English. Saying он женатый мужчина is also correct, but using человек is a very common and natural way to describe someone's general status or character in Russian.