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The word after "our" can be plural so "our" can be plural.. in French we have "notre" and plural is "nos"
From what I understand, it is only plural because it modifies a plural noun, as in the the following: "Где наши яблоки?" meaning, "Where are our apples?"
They mean the word that comed after "our" for example if you were talking about a book you would use the feminine "our" (наша) at least i think book is feminine lol. If you were talking about multiple books on the other hand, you eoukd use the plural "our" (наши)
It amuses me to know Russian still shares many things with other languages, for a moment, I was hearing it in Portuguese:
- Cadê nossa bagagem?
Yes, because the Russian language, as well as the German language, have a linguistic phenomenon called "neutralization". Voiced sounds at the end of sentences or words convert to unvoiced sounds.
Is there a rule for what different sounds become once they're neutralised?
Yes: в, з, ж, б, д, г change to ф, с, ш, п, т, к.
Why? Because they are voiced obstruents (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obstruent) and neutralize with their unvoiced counterparts (e. g. п and б are exactly the same, but б is voiced, that is, pronounciating it makes the vocal cords vibrate).
In Russian (and some more languages) at the end of words they become or stay all voiceless. Further information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Final-obstruent_devoicing
Edit: If the words end with an obstruent + ь, the neutralization also occurs (Любовь (love) sounds exactly like Любофь).
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Where are out bags - где нашИ багажИ? Here is a single number. And "Где наши багажи" is unnaturally on russian.
"Сумка" is Russian for "bag". Also, you can't say "багажи" since "багаж" is a mass noun.
Baggages and luggage is the same thing. I wrote "where are our baggages" and got it wrong. Huff....
