Breakdown of Мой друг приезжает домой.
друг
friend
мой
my / mine
домой
home
приезжать
to arrive (by vehicle)
Questions & Answers about Мой друг приезжает домой.
Why does this sentence use приезжает instead of приходит?
In Russian, verbs of motion change depending on whether you are traveling on foot or by transport. The verb приезжает comes from the transport verb ехать, so it specifically means "is arriving by transport" (like a car or train). If your friend was arriving on foot, you would use приходит.
How is приезжает different from just едет?
Едет means "is going" or "is traveling" in one direction. Adding the prefix при- to a motion verb adds the meaning of "arrival." So, while едет focuses on the journey itself, приезжает focuses on reaching the destination.
Why is the word for "home" домой here instead of just дом?
When you are going to your home (showing the direction of motion), you must use the special adverb домой (homewards). You use the noun дом when talking about the building itself (like Это мой дом = "This is my house"), and you use дома when you are already resting at home.
The lesson talks about transport with на. How would I add that my friend is arriving by train?
You would add на followed by the vehicle in the Prepositional case. For example, Мой друг приезжает домой на поезде (My friend is arriving home by train) or на автобусе (by bus).
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