Breakdown of Эта посылка от моего брата из Китая?
брат
brother
мой
my / mine
этот
this [f: эта, n: это]
от
from
из
out of
посылка
parcel
Китай
China
Questions & Answers about Эта посылка от моего брата из Китая?
Both от and из translate to "from" in this sentence. Why use two different prepositions?
In Russian, the word for "from" depends on the source. You use от when receiving something from or moving away from a person (like моего брата). You use из when something comes from inside a place, city, or country (like Китая).
What case follows the prepositions от and из here?
Both of these prepositions require the Genitive case. That is why the nominative мой брат (my brother) changes to моего брата, and the country Китай (China) changes to Китая.
Why is the word for "this" spelled Эта instead of Это?
Эта is the feminine form of "this", matching the feminine noun посылка (parcel). If you were just pointing and saying "This is a parcel", you would use the neutral default Это (Это посылка). But because you are saying "This parcel..." as a specific subject, the gender must match.
How is the "г" in моего pronounced?
It is pronounced like a "v". In Russian, the genitive masculine and neuter adjective endings -его and -ого always make a "v" sound. So, моего sounds like "ma-ye-VO".
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