дом

This is the 214th most frequent Russian word.

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дом

House; home.


In this sentence, 'дом' is used to denote a physical building used as a residence.

Я живу в доме.

I live in the house.


Here, 'дом' is transformed into 'дома' to specify a non-location-specific state of being 'at home'.

Вечером я буду дома.

I will be at home in the evening.


In this example, 'дом' refers to a particular structure that serves as a residential building.

Этот дом был построен в прошлом году.

This house was built last year.