Соседи редко приходят в гости.

Neighbors rarely come to visit.

Breakdown of Соседи редко приходят в гости.

• сосед: the neighbor
• редко: rarely
• приходить в гости: to come to visit

Questions & Answers about Соседи редко приходят в гости.

What does Соседи mean, and why is it in the plural form?

Соседи means neighbors. It’s plural because you’re talking about more than one person; the singular is сосед (a neighbor).

What role does редко play, and where can it go in the sentence?

редко means rarely. It’s an adverb modifying the verb приходят. In Russian, adverbs of frequency usually sit right before or after the verb:

• Соседи редко приходят в гости.
• Соседи приходят в гости редко.
  Both are correct, though the first is more common.

Why is приходят in the imperfective form, and what does that imply?

приходят is the imperfective present‑tense form of приходить (“to come” habitually). The imperfective aspect indicates repeated or habitual action (“they come often” or “they rarely come”). A perfective verb (e.g., прийти) would refer to a single, completed action, usually in the past: Соседи пришли в гости (“The neighbors came to visit [once]”).

What does в гости mean, and why is it in the accusative case?