Я люблю закаты.

I love sunsets.

Breakdown of Я люблю закаты.

• я: I
• любить: to love
• закат: the sunset

Questions & Answers about Я люблю закаты.

Why is the verb люблю and not любить?

Любить is the dictionary form, meaning to love.

In the sentence, the verb has to match the subject я (I), so it changes to the 1st person singular form:

• я люблю = I love
• ты любишь = you love
• он/она любит = he/she loves

So Я люблю закаты literally has the correct person-marked verb: I love sunsets.

What case is закаты here?

Закаты is in the accusative plural, because it is the direct object of люблю.

The dictionary form is:

• закат = sunset

Its plural nominative form is:

• закаты = sunsets

Because закат is an inanimate noun, its accusative plural looks the same as its nominative plural:

• nominative plural: закаты
• accusative plural: закаты

So even though the form looks like the subject form, here it is functioning as the object: I love sunsets.

Why is закаты plural instead of singular?