Questions & Answers about Хозяин приглашает гостей.
Why is the word for guests гостей instead of the regular plural гости?
Because the guests are the direct object receiving the action of the verb, the word must be in the accusative case. For animate nouns (living things like people and animals), the accusative plural takes the same ending as the genitive plural. So, the nominative plural гости changes to гостей.
Is гость a masculine or feminine noun? It ends in a soft sign, so it is hard to tell.
Гость (guest) is a masculine noun. Nouns ending in a soft sign (-ь) can be tricky because they can be either masculine or feminine, so you just have to memorize them! Because it is a masculine word ending in a soft sign, its plural accusative form gets the -ей ending.
What is the base form of the verb приглашает?
The infinitive (dictionary form) is приглашать (to invite). It is a standard first conjugation verb. To say he invites (since the host, хозяин, acts as a he), we drop the -ть from the infinitive and add the third-person singular ending -ет.
Can хозяин mean anything other than host?
Yes! While it translates to host here because of the context with guests, хозяин is a very common word that also means owner (like the owner of a house, business, or a pet), master, or landlord.
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