дом
dom[dom]masculine
The Russian word for house is дом (dom).
The word дом refers to a human abode and can mean both a physical building (house) and the abstract concept of home. Other related verbs include помеща́ть and сели́ть, which mean to admit to residence and вмеща́ть, which means to keep within a structure or container.
Meaning: human abode (noun)
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
The form дома is used as an adverb meaning 'at home' to indicate location. The dative form дому is used after certain prepositions or verbs to indicate direction or recipient, such as к дому (to the house).
How do you pronounce it?
dom
Did you know?
- The term домовитость describes a specific quality of being a good housekeeper and managing a home efficiently, a concept with no single English word.
- The word дом is a cognate of the Latin 'domus', meaning 'house', which is where English gets words like 'domestic' and 'domicile'.
- The word дом is used to describe a 'house' in the sense of a dynasty or a noble family, similar to the 'House of Windsor' in English.
Examples in context
- Я ем в доме.I eat in the house.This sentence shows how to use the noun дом when eating inside.Tatoeba #5573932 by marafon, translation #1121306 by cntrational
- Я у Тома дома.I'm at Tom's house.This sentence uses the word дома to indicate being at a location.Tatoeba #3073386 by marafon, translation #2548734 by CK
- Я вижу её дом.I see her house.This sentence uses the noun дом to show possession.Tatoeba #3982515 by marafon, translation #7960855 by deniko
- Ваш дом очень красивый.Your house is very beautiful.
- Неделю проведем на даче!Let's spend a week at the dacha!
- Приходи в гости, у нас здесь неплохая хата.Come visit us, we have a nice house here.
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Example conversation
Dmitry and Anastasia are looking at a real estate listing.
- Дмитрий DmitryСмотри, какой красивый дом!Smotri, kakoy krasivyy dom!Look, what a beautiful house!
- Анастасия AnastasiaДа, этот дом мне тоже нравится.Da, etot dom mne tozhe nravitsya.Yes, I like this house too.
- Дмитрий DmitryОн слишком дорогой для нас.On slishkom dorogoy dlya nas.It is too expensive for us.
- Анастасия AnastasiaТы прав, Дмитрий.Ty prav, Dmitriy.You are right, Dmitry.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “house” translations and entries дом, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries дом, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
