Questions & Answers about Северный город очень холодный.
Where is the word for "is" in this sentence?
In Russian, you usually drop the present tense verb for "to be" (like "am", "is", or "are"). You simply put the subject (Северный город) and the description (очень холодный) side by side. Literally, it translates to "Northern city very cold."
Why isn't there a word for "A" or "The" before Северный?
Russian does not use articles like "a", "an", or "the". The phrase Северный город can mean "A northern city" or "The northern city" depending on the context.
Why do both Северный and холодный end in -ый?
The ending -ый is a common ending for masculine adjectives in the dictionary form (the basic subject form). Because the noun they describe, город (city), is masculine, both adjectives must match its gender.
What is the difference between север and северный?
Север is the noun meaning "North". To describe something as being from the north, you add the adjective ending -ный to make северный (northern).