Мы любим Рождество.

to love

Breakdown of Мы любим Рождество.

• мы: we
• Рождество: Christmas

Questions & Answers about Мы любим Рождество.

What does мы mean, and is it always necessary?

Мы means we.

In Russian, subject pronouns are often omitted because the verb ending already shows who is doing the action. So Мы любим Рождество and simply Любим Рождество can both mean We love Christmas.

Including мы makes the subject explicit. It can:

• add emphasis,
• make the sentence clearer,
• or sound more natural in some contexts.

Why is the verb любим spelled this way?

Любим is the 1st person plural form of любить (to love).

So the pattern is:

• я люблю — I love
• ты любишь — you love
• он/она любит — he/she loves
• мы любим — we love
• вы любите — you love (plural/formal)
• они любят — they love

The ending -им tells you the subject is we.

Why is it любим Рождество, not something like любим Рождествoм or with a preposition?

Because Рождество is the direct object of the verb любить.

The verb любить takes a direct object without a preposition, just like English to love:

• люблю музыку — I love music
• любим Рождество — we love Christmas

So Рождество is in the accusative case here.