Questions & Answers about Хозяин дома — мой сосед.
Why is there a dash (—) in the middle of the sentence?
In Russian, the present tense of the verb to be (is, am, are) is usually skipped. When you link two nouns together to say one thing is another (like owner is neighbour), a dash is used in writing to replace the missing verb.
Why is it дома instead of the dictionary form дом?
дома is in the genitive case, which is the grammar form used to show possession or translate the English word "of". So, хозяин дома translates directly to "the owner of the house".
Could I change the word order and say дома хозяин instead?
It is much better to say хозяин дома. In Russian, the word acting like "of something" (in this case, дома) almost always comes right after the main noun it belongs to.
Does мой change if the speaker is a woman?
No, мой depends on the word it describes, not the person speaking. Since сосед (neighbour) is a masculine noun, you must use the masculine form мой (my), regardless of your own gender.