Breakdown of Она настоящий специалист и прекрасный человек.
и
and
она
she / it (for a feminine noun)
человек
person
специалист
specialist, expert
настоящий
real
прекрасный
wonderful
Questions & Answers about Она настоящий специалист и прекрасный человек.
Why are the adjectives настоящий and прекрасный masculine when they describe a woman (Она)?
In Russian, the words специалист (specialist) and человек (person) are grammatically masculine nouns. Even though they refer to a woman here, any adjectives attached directly to them must match their grammatical masculine gender. Therefore, we use настоящий and прекрасный.
Why is there no dash (-) after Она, since we are equating a subject and a noun?
You are remembering the rule for noun-to-noun sentences (like Моя мама — врач). However, when the subject is a personal pronoun (like я, ты, он, or она), the dash is generally omitted. If the sentence started with a name, you would see a dash: Мария — настоящий специалист.
Since we are currently learning about the verb бывать, could we say Она бывает настоящим специалистом here?
Using бывает (tends to be / is sometimes) here would sound very strange! It would imply that she is only sometimes a wonderful person or that she only occasionally acts like a true specialist. Because these are permanent traits, we just use the standard zero copula (omitted 'to be' verb) for a simple present state.
Does настоящий literally mean she isn't a fake or an imposter?
While настоящий does mean 'real' or 'genuine', in this context it translates closer to 'true'. Calling someone настоящий специалист is a high compliment meaning they are highly skilled and completely embody what a professional should be.
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