Breakdown of Он снова дома.
он
he / it (for a masculine noun) / it (for a neuter noun)
дома
at home
снова
again
Questions & Answers about Он снова дома.
Why is there no word for "is" in this sentence?
In Russian, the present tense of the verb "to be" (am, is, are) is almost always left out. So, Он снова дома literally reads as "He again at home," but translates to "He is at home again."
How does снова relate to the time expressions I am learning?
Снова means "again." Just like the time words you are focusing on right now, such as потом (later) and раньше (earlier), снова tells us about the timing of an event. It specifically shows that a state or action is repeating.
Why does the word for home have an "a" at the end (дома)?
The dictionary word for a physical house or building is дом. However, when you want to describe the location of being "at home," you use the special location word дома. You do not need a preposition like "at" or "in" because дома already means "at home" all by itself.
Could I change the word order and put снова at the end?
Yes! Russian word order is very flexible. You will often see adverbs like снова right before the word they emphasize, but saying Он дома снова or even Снова он дома is also perfectly fine.
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