Question 1

Why is the possessive adjective мамин used here without a regular adjective ending like -ый?

Accepted Answer

The word мамин is a special possessive adjective formed with the suffix -ин. Unlike regular adjectives, these possessives have a short form in the nominative case. Since кулон is a masculine noun in the nominative case, мамин takes a zero ending. If the noun were feminine, it would take the ending and become мамина.

Question 2

Why do we use ношу here instead of несу for the word 'carry'?

Accepted Answer

Ношу comes from носить, which is a multidirectional verb of motion. It is used here because the action is a general habit (always carrying it around), not a single trip in one specific direction (which would require несу). Additionally, носить is the standard verb used for 'wearing' clothes or jewelry.

Question 3

Why does the sentence use с собой (with oneself) instead of со мной (with me)?

Accepted Answer

In Russian, whenever the target of an action is the same person as the subject doing the action, you must use the reflexive pronoun себя. Because the subject is я (I) and the person being accompanied is also the speaker, it becomes с собой (with myself) rather than со мной.

Question 4

Кулон is an inanimate masculine noun. Why is it replaced by его in the second half, rather than staying in the nominative form?

Accepted Answer

When replacing a masculine noun with a pronoun in the accusative case (the direct object), you always use его. The rule where inanimate masculine objects look exactly like their nominative forms only applies to the nouns themselves and their modifying adjectives. The third-person pronoun он (he/it) always changes to его in the accusative case.

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