Word
Лампы дома.
Meaning
The lamps are at home.
Part of speech
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Pronunciation
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Questions & Answers about Лампы дома.
How do we know Лампы is plural?
The singular word for lamp is лампа. Because it is a feminine noun ending in -а, you drop the -а and add -ы to form the plural.
Why is there no word for "are" in this sentence?
In Russian, the present tense of the verb "to be" (am, is, are) is almost always skipped. The sentence literally translates to "Lamps at home."
Wait, isn't дома the plural word for "houses"?
It depends on the pronunciation! When the spoken stress is on the first syllable (до́ма), it means "at home." When the stress is on the last syllable (дома́), it is the plural word for "houses." Since normal Russian writing leaves out accent marks, you have to tell them apart using context.
Where is the word for "the"?
Russian does not have articles like "a" or "the". You figure it out from context. Usually, if a noun is the main topic at the start of a short sentence like this, we are talking about specific items, so "The lamps" is the most natural translation.