Word
Мой палец маленький и холодный.
Meaning
My finger is small and cold.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Мой палец маленький и холодный.
и
and
маленький
small
мой
my (мой, моя, моё) / mine
холодный
cold
Questions & Answers about Мой палец маленький и холодный.
Where is the word for "is" in this sentence?
In the present tense, Russian omits the verb "to be" (like "is" or "are"). You just put the subject (Мой палец) directly next to the adjectives describing it (маленький и холодный).
Both adjectives describe a masculine noun, so why does one end in -ий (маленький) and the other in -ый (холодный)?
The standard masculine nominative adjective ending is -ый. However, Russian has a 7-letter spelling rule which states you can never write the letter ы after к, г, х, ш, щ, ж, or ч. Because the stem of маленький ends in к, the ending must change to -ий.
Does палец specifically mean "finger", or can it mean "toe" as well?
Палец can mean either "finger" or "toe"! If you need to be specific because the context isn't clear, you can say палец на руке (finger on the hand) or палец на ноге (toe on the foot).
How would this sentence change if I wanted to say "My fingers are small and cold" in the plural?