Если во дворе слишком шумно, я закрываю окно.

If it is too noisy in the courtyard, I close the window.

Breakdown of Если во дворе слишком шумно, я закрываю окно.

• я: I
• если: if
• окно: the window
• закрывать: to close

Questions & Answers about Если во дворе слишком шумно, я закрываю окно.

Why is there no word for is in Если во дворе слишком шумно?

In Russian, the verb to be is usually omitted in the present tense.

So:

• во дворе слишком шумно = it is too noisy in the courtyard
• literally, it is more like in the courtyard too noisy

This is very normal in Russian. Compare:

• Сейчас холодно. = It is cold now.
• В комнате тихо. = It is quiet in the room.

But in the past or future, forms of быть do appear:

• Во дворе было шумно. = It was noisy in the courtyard.
• Во дворе будет шумно. = It will be noisy in the courtyard.

Why is it во дворе and not в двор or в дворе?