Word
Наши мужья отдыхают дома.
Meaning
Our husbands are resting at home.
Part of speech
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Questions & Answers about Наши мужья отдыхают дома.
Why does the plural of муж end in -ья instead of -ы or -и?
It is an irregular plural! Several common words for people have special plurals ending in -ья. Just like друзья (friends) and братья (brothers), you just have to memorize that the plural of муж (husband) is мужья.
Why do we use наши here instead of наш?
Possessive words like 'our' have to match the noun they describe. Since мужья (husbands) is plural, we have to use the plural form наши instead of the masculine singular наш.
How do we know to use the ending -ют on the verb отдыхают?
отдыхают is the 'they' form of the verb отдыхать (to rest). Since the subject of the sentence is 'our husbands' (which is a 'they'), we use the plural verb ending -ют. If it were just one husband, we would use the singular 'he' form: отдыхает.
Doesn't дома usually mean 'houses'? Why does it mean 'at home' here?