Word
Моя зарядка для телефона осталась дома.
Meaning
My phone charger stayed at home.
Part of speech
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Questions & Answers about Моя зарядка для телефона осталась дома.
Why is the verb feminine (осталась)?
Because the subject зарядка is a feminine noun. In the past tense, Russian verbs agree with the subject’s gender and number:
- masculine: остался
- feminine: осталась
- neuter: осталось
- plural: остались With моя зарядка, you need осталась.
Why is it дома without a preposition? How is that different from в доме and домой?
- дома is an adverb meaning “at home.” No preposition. It answers “where?”
- в доме = “in the house” (inside a specific house/building).
- домой = “(to) home,” motion toward home; it answers “where to?” Pronunciation tip: домá (stress on the second syllable) = “at home,” while до́ма (stress on the first) is the plural noun “houses.”
What case is телефона and why?
It’s genitive singular. The preposition для (“for”) always takes the genitive: для телефона = “for a/the phone.” Base form: телефон → genitive телефона.
Can I say зарядка телефона or зарядка к телефону instead of для телефона?