Word
Они слушают музыку в парке.
Meaning
They listen to music in the park.
Part of speech
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Pronunciation
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Questions & Answers about Они слушают музыку в парке.
Why is the word for music spelled музыку instead of музыка?
In this sentence, music is the direct object, which is the thing being listened to. Because of this, it takes the accusative case. For feminine nouns that normally end in -а like музыка, the ending changes to -у, becoming музыку.
In English we say 'listen to music'. Where is the word for 'to' in the Russian sentence?
The Russian verb слушать (to listen) connects directly to its object without needing a preposition. You do not need a word for 'to' here. You literally say 'they listen music': слушают музыку.
Why does парк have an -е at the end in this sentence?
Because the action happens inside a location ('in the park'), the noun takes the prepositional case. For most masculine nouns like парк, you show this by adding an -е to the end, making it в парке.
Why does the verb end in -ют (слушают)?
The ending matches the pronoun они (they). The dictionary form of the verb is слушать (to listen). To make it match 'they', you drop the -ть and add the standard plural ending -ют.