Questions & Answers about У брата грипп и температура.
Why does the English translation say "My brother" when there is no word for "my" in the Russian sentence?
In Russian, when talking about close family members or body parts, possessive pronouns like мой (my) are often left out if the context is clear. You could say У моего брата, but simply saying У брата sounds more natural here.
Why is the word брат (brother) written as брата?
The preposition у, which is used here to express "having" something, always requires the genitive case. For masculine nouns ending in a consonant like брат, you add -а to make it брата.
Where is the word for "has"? Why isn't the word есть used here like in У меня есть?
While you learn У меня есть (I have) early on, the word есть (is/exists) is often dropped when talking about illnesses, feelings, or temporary states. Saying У брата грипп emphasizes the condition he is in, rather than the literal possession of an object.
Does температура always mean "a fever"?
It means "temperature" in general, but just like in English, using it in a medical context like У брата температура specifically means he has a fever. If you want to be very specific, you can say высокая температура (high temperature).
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