Questions & Answers about Аудитория большая и светлая.
Where is the word for "is" in this sentence?
In Russian, the present tense of the verb "to be" (like "am", "is", or "are") is almost always skipped. You just place the subject (Аудитория) and its adjectives (большая и светлая) right next to each other.
Why do both большая and светлая end in -ая?
They are adjectives describing аудитория, which is a feminine noun because it ends in -я. In Russian, adjectives must match the gender of the noun they describe, and -ая is the standard dictionary ending for feminine adjectives.
Аудитория looks like the English word "auditorium" or "audience". Are they the exact same?
They are related, but watch out! While аудитория can mean "audience", in an educational setting it specifically means a "lecture hall" or university classroom.
Could I just say класс instead of аудитория?
You could, but it changes the context slightly. Класс is typically used for elementary or high school classrooms, whereas аудитория is used for university or college lecture halls.