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Июнь — мой любимый месяц.

Июнь — мой любимый месяц.
June is my favourite month.
From Lesson 66:The months of the year (январь, февраль)·Russian

Questions & Answers about Июнь — мой любимый месяц.

Why is there a dash (—) in the middle of the sentence?
In Russian, the present tense of the verb 'to be' (is/am/are) is usually skipped. When you link a noun to another noun, like connecting июнь (June) and месяц (month), a dash is written to stand in for the word 'is'.
How do I know if июнь is masculine or feminine since it ends in a soft sign (ь)?
Nouns ending in a soft sign can be either masculine or feminine, so you normally have to memorize their gender. However, there is a helpful rule here: all months of the year in Russian, including июнь, are masculine!
Why do we use мой instead of моя or моё?
Words like 'my' must match the gender of the noun they belong to. Here, it describes the noun месяц (month). Since месяц is a masculine noun ending in a consonant, we must use the masculine form мой.
Why does любимый end in -ый?
Just like мой, the adjective любимый (favourite) must match the noun it describes, which is месяц. The ending -ый is the standard masculine singular ending for Russian adjectives in their basic dictionary form.

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