Breakdown of Она всегда рисует разными кисточками.
она
she / it (for a feminine noun)
всегда
always
рисовать
to draw
разный
different, various
Questions & Answers about Она всегда рисует разными кисточками.
Why is there no word for 'with' in the Russian sentence?
When you use an object as a tool to do something (like drawing with brushes or writing with a pen), Russian doesn't use a preposition. Instead, the noun and its matching adjectives simply take the Instrumental case. That is exactly what is happening with разными кисточками.
How do the Instrumental plural endings work for разными кисточками?
The dictionary form of the noun is кисточка. Because it is a feminine noun ending in -а, its Instrumental plural ending is -ами, becoming кисточками. The adjective разный (different) has a hard stem, so it takes the standard Instrumental plural adjective ending -ыми, making it разными.
Why does the verb рисует look so different from its dictionary form?
The infinitive is рисовать (to draw). This is a great time to review a tricky verb rule: verbs that end in -овать drop the -ова- part and replace it with -у- when conjugated in the present tense. Because of this, we get она рисует instead of 'она рисовает'.
What does the suffix '-очк-' in кисточками do?
The base word for brush is кисть. The suffix -очк- makes it diminutive, creating кисточка. In everyday Russian, this doesn't necessarily mean the brush is tiny; it is just the standard, natural-sounding word you would use for a regular paintbrush.