Мои родные ждут меня дома.

My family is waiting for me at home.

Breakdown of Мои родные ждут меня дома.

• мой: my
• дома: at home
• меня: me
• ждать: to wait for

Questions & Answers about Мои родные ждут меня дома.

What does родные mean here? Is it an adjective or a noun?

Here родные is an adjective being used like a noun.

The basic adjective родной means native, dear, close, one’s own by blood or strong emotional bond. In the plural, родные often means relatives, family, or loved ones depending on context.

So мои родные is a very natural way to say my family / my relatives / my loved ones.

This is common in Russian: an adjective can stand on its own when the noun is understood.

Why are мои and родные both plural?

Because the speaker is talking about more than one person.

• мой родной = my dear relative / my close one, masculine singular
• моя родная = feminine singular
• мои родные = plural

The possessive мои must agree with родные in number and case, so both are plural here.

Why is it меня, not я?