Thread: "I hope you had a good morning" - Я надеюсь, что у тебя была доброе утро ?

Thanks!

PS Yes, I did not notice one mistake: "было", not "была"!

Gotcha I just thought since she is female to use было.. but I guess it depends on "what is good" (like morning in our case) and not "who" is good.

Well, grammatically this is absolutely correct. But it sounds very unnatural, we never say it like that.

I understand your explanation, but I was planning to say it to a very close friend of mine (Russian) who was sick, and I didn't manage to catch her in the morning.

I take your point on " хорошее утро" instead.

So, yes, it was not a regular greeting Thank you for pointing it out though.

Originally Posted by Valda

Gotcha I just thought since she is female to use было.. but I guess it depends on "what is good" (like morning in our case) and not "who" is good.

Yes! In the Russian sentence "У тебя было хорошее утро" the subject is "утро", and it is neuter. So, the verb agrees with the subject: "Утро было".

In the English sentence "You had a good morning" the subject is "you".

But note: there is no "had" in the Russian version! There is "was" instead. Think of it this way: "A good morning was at you".