Questions & Answers about Дворец очень красивый.
Why is there no word for "is" in this sentence?
In Russian, the present tense of the verb "to be" (is, am, are) is almost always skipped. So, Дворец очень красивый literally translates as "Palace very beautiful."
Why does the adjective красивый end in -ый?
Красивый (beautiful) describes the noun дворец (palace). Because дворец ends in a consonant, it is a masculine noun. Adjectives have to match the gender of the noun they describe, so we use the masculine adjective ending -ый.
What would happen to красивый if we described a feminine word instead, like a room (комната)?
The adjective's ending would change to match the feminine noun. You would say Комната очень красивая, replacing the masculine -ый with the feminine ending -ая.
Can I change the word order to Очень красивый дворец?
You can, but it changes the meaning slightly. Очень красивый дворец translates to a noun phrase: "A very beautiful palace," rather than the complete sentence "The palace is very beautiful." Keeping the subject first makes it a clear statement.
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