Questions & Answers about Ноябрь — не тёплый месяц.
Where is the word for "is", and why is there a long dash?
In Russian, the present tense of the verb "to be" (am, is, are) is usually skipped. When you connect a subject to a description without a verb, you often use a long dash in its place. Here, Ноябрь — simply means "November is".
How do we know the gender of Ноябрь since it ends in a soft sign (-ь)?
Why does the adjective тёплый (warm) end in -ый?
Russian adjectives must change their endings to match the gender of the noun they describe. Because месяц (month) is a masculine noun, the adjective takes the standard masculine dictionary ending -ый.
Why do we use не here instead of нет?
Нет is used to answer "no" to a question, or to state that something does not exist. Не translates to "not", and is used to negate a specific word or phrase. It is placed exactly before the concept it negates, which is why it comes right before тёплый месяц.
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