Breakdown of Кусты растут напротив дома.
дом
house
расти
to grow
напротив
opposite, across from
куст
the bush
Questions & Answers about Кусты растут напротив дома.
Why is it напротив дома and not напротив дом?
The preposition напротив (opposite / across from) always requires the Genitive case. Since дом is a masculine noun ending in a consonant, it takes the ending -а in the Genitive case, becoming дома.
Is напротив related to the word против (against)?
Yes, they share a root! While против usually means "against" (like being against an idea or playing against a team), напротив specifically refers to physical location, meaning "opposite" or "across from" something. Both of these prepositions take the Genitive case.
What is the infinitive of растут, and how does it conjugate?
The infinitive is расти (to grow). It has a slightly tricky present tense conjugation where the stem is раст- (making it я расту, он растёт, они растут). As a quick refresher, watch out for its past tense too, which drops the -т- and becomes рос, росла, росло, росли.
Does дома here mean "at home" or is it the plural "houses"?