Learn Hardcore Russian: Солнце греет дом.

Солнце is the subject of the sentence—it performs the action of warming. It is capitalized because in Russian, names of unique celestial bodies like the sun are typically written with an initial capital letter, much like proper nouns in English.

Why is the verb греет in this particular form?

Греет is the third-person singular present tense form of the verb греть (to warm). Since Солнце is singular, the verb form agrees with its subject and indicates that the action is happening in the present.

What case is дом in, and how can I tell?

Дом is in the accusative case because it is the direct object—the entity being warmed. For masculine inanimate nouns in Russian, the accusative form is identical to the nominative, so while the form does not change, its role in the sentence is determined by its position following the verb.

Why is no article used before дом, unlike in English?

Russian does not have articles equivalent to the English the or a/an. The meaning (whether the house is definite or indefinite) is inferred from context rather than from a specific article, so дом simply means "house" or "the house" depending on the situation.

Does the word order in Солнце греет дом correspond to typical Russian sentence structure?