Word
Мои родители сейчас дома.
Meaning
My parents are at home now.
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Questions & Answers about Мои родители сейчас дома.
Why do we use мои instead of мой?
Мои is the plural form of 'my'. Because родители (parents) is plural, the possessive pronoun has to match it. You use мой for masculine singular nouns, моя for feminine, моё for neuter, and мои for all plural nouns.
Where is the word for 'are' in this sentence?
Russian usually drops the verb 'to be' (am, is, are) in the present tense. Because of this, the sentence literally translates as 'My parents now at home'.
Why does the sentence use дома instead of дом?
Дом is a noun meaning 'house' or 'home' as a physical object. Дома is an adverb that means 'at home'. Whenever you want to state that someone is located at home, you must use дома.
How does the noun родители form its plural?
The singular word for parent is родитель, which is a masculine noun ending in a soft sign (ь). To make it plural, you replace the soft sign with the letter и.