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Questions & Answers about Вот мой дом.
Why do we use вот for "here" instead of здесь?
Вот is used when you are pointing something out or presenting it to someone, similar to saying "Here is..." or "Ta-da!". Здесь is used simply to describe a location, meaning "in this place". Since you are showing someone your house, you use вот.
Where is the word for "is" in this sentence?
Russian almost always leaves out the verb "to be" (am, is, are) in the present tense. Instead of saying "Here is my house", you literally just say "Here my house".
Why is it мой instead of моя or моё?
In Russian, words for "my" must change to match the gender of the thing you own. The word дом (house) ends in a consonant, which usually makes it a masculine word. Because of this, you must use the masculine form мой. If you were pointing out a feminine word like машина (car), you would use моя.