Breakdown of Я люблю осень, особенно сентябрь.
осень
autumn
я
I
любить
to love, to like
сентябрь
September
особенно
especially
Questions & Answers about Я люблю осень, особенно сентябрь.
Both осень and сентябрь end in a soft sign. How can I remember their genders?
This is a common stumbling block! Осень is feminine, while сентябрь (like all Russian months ending in a soft sign) is masculine. Because both are inanimate, their Accusative form in this sentence looks exactly like the Nominative, but you would need their correct genders if you wanted to attach adjectives to them.
Why is сентябрь written with a lowercase letter here?
Unlike in English, Russian does not capitalize the names of months, days of the week, or seasons unless they appear at the very beginning of a sentence.
Is the comma before особенно strictly necessary?
Yes, it is mandatory. In Russian punctuation, specifying or clarifying additions introduced by words like особенно (especially) or даже (even) must always be set off by a comma.
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