Breakdown of В воскресенье я еду домой, потому что я хочу спать.
я
I
потому что
because
хотеть
to want
ехать
to go (by vehicle)
домой
home
спать
to sleep
в
on / during (a time period)
воскресенье
Sunday
Questions & Answers about В воскресенье я еду домой, потому что я хочу спать.
Why doesn't the ending of воскресенье change here since it's in the Accusative case?
To say "on" a day of the week, you use в + the Accusative case. However, воскресенье is a neuter noun. In Russian, neuter nouns don't change their endings in the Accusative case, so it looks exactly like the dictionary form!
Why use еду instead of иду for "am going"?
Both mean "going", but еду specifically means going by vehicle (like a bus, car, or train), while иду means going on foot. The speaker is letting us know they are taking transportation home.
Why is the word for "home" домой instead of just дом?
Дом is the noun for a house or home as a fixed location. Домой is a directional word that means "to home" or "homeward". Because the sentence describes motion towards the home, you must use домой.
Could I drop the second я and just say "потому что хочу спать"?
Yes! It is very common in Russian to drop pronouns like я if the person you are talking about is already obvious from the verb ending (хочу always means "I want") and the context.
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