Questions & Answers about Из-за дождя мы дома.
The current lesson is about из and от. How does из-за fit in here?
Из-за is a compound preposition made by combining из (out of) and за (behind). While it can literally mean 'from behind', its most common everyday meaning is 'because of' (usually for a negative or neutral cause, like bad weather). Just like plain из, it forces the following noun into the Genitive case.
Why does the word for rain change to дождя?
Because the preposition из-за requires the Genitive case. The dictionary form is дождь (rain), which is a masculine noun ending in a soft sign (-ь). To make it Genitive, you drop the soft sign and add -я.
Is дома in the Genitive case here too?
It looks exactly like it, but no! While the Genitive of дом (house) is indeed дома, in this specific sentence дома is acting as a fixed location adverb meaning 'at home'. You don't need a preposition like 'at' or 'in' before it.
Where is the verb 'are' in this sentence?
In Russian, the present tense of the verb 'to be' (am, is, are) is almost always left out. Instead of saying 'we are at home', Russian simply says мы дома (literally 'we at home').
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