I have been learning Russian for a year now. I took a trip to somewhere where there are many Russian speaking peoples. I realized that I use мойи моя incorrectly. Can someone please help me.
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5It will be better if you add an example of incorrect use, so we can see where you make the mistake. – Nordik Apr 6 '15 at 14:55
The difference is in grammatical gender.
Мой is used for masculine objects:
мой дом, мой планшет, мой любимый (мужчина).
Моя is used for feminine objects:
моя машина, моя сеть, моя любимая (женщина).
You haven't mentioned but as there are three genders in Russian language there is also моё that is used for neuter gender objects:
моё окно, моё видение.
P.S.: As you may have noticed all of them are used for animate and inanimate objects.
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2For beginners: a few masculine nouns end in -a or -я, such as names of some male relatives папа (dad), дядя (uncle), дедушка (grandfather), and for these you have to use мой just as with all other masculine nouns. – KCd Apr 6 '15 at 16:53
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1...and nouns ending in -ь can be masculine or feminine and their gender has to be learned with each word. – CocoPop Apr 8 '15 at 12:54
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