Questions & Answers about Мой младший сын дома.
Where is the word for "is" in this sentence?
In Russian, the present tense verb for "to be" (am, is, are) is almost always left out. You just place the subject and the location side-by-side. So, сын дома directly translates to "son at home".
Why does the word for home, дом, have an "a" at the end here?
While дом means a "house" or "home" as a physical object, adding the "a" to make дома turns it into a location word (an adverb) that means "at home" or "in the house". Because of this built-in meaning, you don't need to add a separate preposition for "at" or "in".
Does младший mean "young" or "younger"?
It means "younger" or "youngest". The standard adjective for just "young" is молодой. Russian uses младший specifically when comparing ages, like when talking about a younger sibling or a younger child.
Why do мой and младший have those specific endings?
They are both describing the word сын (son), which is a masculine noun. Therefore, they both must be in their masculine forms. Мой is the masculine form of "my", and the -ий ending on младший is a common ending for masculine describing words (adjectives).
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