"Is it a snake?"

Translation: Это змея?

[Superuncia]

-Somebody's last words, probably.

[Drachmatikal]

haha

[IvyRoseMidwinter]

Apparently, you must laugh in Russian here. Хаха

[Anatoly30195]

laughs in braille

[Syvar]

Smeagol is Смеагол and not Змeягол in Russian but still, this helps me remember the translation of snake.

[owenvenes]

Why "это" and not "эта"? Isn't it feminine since it ends in Я?

[mightypotatoe]

Эта змея = this snake. Это here acts as a pronoun meaning "this is/it is". Here's a guide to using это: https://www.duolingo.com/comment/11536858

[Jeffrey855877]

the link to the image of declensions for это seems to be broken. Is there some other source for this information?

[mightypotatoe]

I believe this is a similar table of declensions. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%D1%8D%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%82#Declension

[Jeffrey855877]

Did you mean to post a link?

[mightypotatoe]

there's the link

[Jeffrey855877]

Thanks

[Tomer522659]

What's the difference between:
Змея змей and змеи?

[ElHeim]

Case and number:

Змея is nominative singular.
Змей could be genitive or accusative plural.
Змеи is either nominative plural, or genitive singular

[Tomer522659]

Thank you

[shkrjab]

He=[змей, мышонок] (ест, кушает).
She=[змея, мышь, мыша] (ест, кушает).
I=[he & she], but (ем, кушаю).
They=змеи, мыши (едят, кушают).

I, he, she must eat(s)=Я & ОН должен, ОНА должна "ЕСТЬ" or поесть or покушать.

I, he, she have(has) snake(s)=У меня, у него, у неё "ЕСТЬ" змей or змея or змеи.

[shkrjab]

He=[змей, мышонок] (ест, кушает).
She=[змея, мышь, мыша] (ест, кушает).
I=[he & she], but (ем, кушаю).
They=змеи, мыши (едят, кушают).

I, he, she must eat(s)=Я & ОН должен, ОНА должна "ЕСТЬ" or поесть or покушать.

I, he, she have(has) snake(s)=У меня, у него, у неё "ЕСТЬ" змей or змея or змеи.

[Dimidov]

If you want to elongate the 'a' sound at the end of 'змея', like, say, a literal translation of "Snaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaake" (so I'm obviously a gamer, big deal 8D), would you write Змееееееееееяаааааааааааааааа" or what?

Just curious. 8)

[Stelerfive]

I love gaming, especially metal gear solid. it's nice to see other fans out there

[Dimidov]

Haha, likewise. :)

[shkrjab]

Змейаааааааааааааааааааааааааа. й and а=я

[shkrjab]

He=[змей, мышонок] (ест, кушает).
She=[змея, мышь, мыша] (ест, кушает).
I=[he & she], but (ем, кушаю).
They=змеи, мыши (едят, кушают).

I, he, she must eat(s)=Я & ОН должен, ОНА должна "ЕСТЬ" or поесть or покушать.

I, he, she have(has) snake(s)=У меня, у него, у неё "ЕСТЬ" змей or змея or змеи.

[LydiaSpott1]

Would the phrase "is that a snake?" also work or is the word "that" different?

[Nadia.Strach]

I cant type in the language needed