Вечером гости входят в дом.

the house

Breakdown of Вечером гости входят в дом.

• в: to
• гость: the guest
• вечером: in the evening

Questions & Answers about Вечером гости входят в дом.

What does вечером literally mean, and why does it end in -ом?

Вечером literally means “in the evening / in the evenings.”

Grammatically:

• The base word is вечер (evening).
• вечером is the instrumental case singular of вечер, but with time expressions, the instrumental often means “at / in / during (a period of time)”.

So:

• вечер – evening
• вечером – in the evening / in the evenings (when? → time)

This is a very common pattern:

• утром – in the morning
• днём – in the daytime / in the afternoon
• ночью – at night

Could I put вечером at the end and say Гости входят в дом вечером? Is that still correct?

Yes, that’s correct. Both orders are grammatical:

• Вечером гости входят в дом.
• Гости входят в дом вечером.

The meaning is the same (“The guests enter the house in the evening”), but the emphasis changes slightly:

• Вечером гости входят в дом. – The time вечером is more in focus; you’re setting the scene: As for the evening, (what happens is) the guests enter the house.
• Гости входят в дом вечером. – Slightly more neutral; you’re talking about the guests, and then add when they do it.

In everyday speech, both word orders are natural.