Hello everyone,
I write stories in English, but I have a character in one story who is Russian. The character has a granddaughter, and I thought it would be nice if she called the granddaughter "солнышко" or "solnyshko" in English letters. I was wondering, since the word is for a girl, should I change it to "solnyshka"? I am trying to learn about Russian, but I haven't figured this out yet.
I hope it is okay to post this here I want to be sure my Russian character says the right word.
Thank you kindly,
Cate
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Hi Cate,
"солнышко" is a lovely hypocoristic form of addressing a person (usually a child). This form does not depend on the gender -- a person called "солнышко" may be a boy as well as a girl. "Солнышка" is the genitive singular of the noun "солнышко". So, in order to address a person you have warm feelings for, you may use "солнышко" but not "солнышка".
Have good luck writing stories!
"солнышко" is a lovely hypocoristic form of addressing a person (usually a child). This form does not depend on the gender -- a person called "солнышко" may be a boy as well as a girl. "Солнышка" is the genitive singular of the noun "солнышко". So, in order to address a person you have warm feelings for, you may use "солнышко" but not "солнышка".
Have good luck writing stories!
Re: Hello! I am a writer with a question :)
Thank you very much! That is a great explanation
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