"You have a quiet voice."
Translation:У тебя тихий голос.
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I wrote "У тебя есть тихий голос", and a note told me to not use есть in certain cases. Could I get a more accurate very square-ish explanation? Thanks :)
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You use «есть» when you want to make it clear whether there is something, but omit it if you describe qualities, possessed items and so on. Example:
«У него есть машина» — a simple statement that he indeed has a car.
«У него машина» — means that he has a car, not a boat or bus or I don't know what else.
You normally don't use «есть» when describing people because it sounds like "a quiet voice" is something physical, an item you can put on a shelf.
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That is quite a subtle distinction. Now you have pointed it out, I realise I need to be much more thoughtful about my native English. Thank you.
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I had the same error but I think I know why. "You have a quiet voice" doesn't make sense when you're talking to multiple people (since their voice isn't shared); in that case it would have to be "You have quiet voices", or "У вас тихие голоса" in Russian.
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Why cant I say "У вас тихий голос"? Why does it have to be "теья"? Is there another way to say it formally?
