Questions & Answers about Моё хобби — музыка.
Why is there a dash (—) instead of a word for "is"?
In Russian, the verb "to be" is almost never used in the present tense. When you want to say that one thing is another thing (like "hobby is music"), you simply connect the two nouns with a dash (—).
Why do we use Моё instead of Мой or Моя for "My"?
Моё is the neuter form of "my". We use it here because the word хобби is a neuter noun. While it doesn't have a typical neuter ending like -о or -е, foreign loanwords ending in -и are usually neuter in Russian.
Does the word хобби ever change its ending like other Russian nouns?
No, хобби is what we call an indeclinable noun. Because it is a borrowed foreign word that doesn't fit standard Russian word endings, its spelling stays exactly the same no matter how it is used in a sentence.
Why is музыка in its basic dictionary form (nominative case) here?
In a sentence where you are equating two things using a dash (saying A is B), both sides of the equation stay in the nominative case. Therefore, both хобби and музыка appear in their basic dictionary forms.
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