Я люблю школу
The English phrase "i love school" is translated into Russian as Я люблю школу.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of Я (I), люблю (love) and школу (school).
How does it change in a sentence?
The verb люблю is the first-person singular form of любить (to love), ending in -ю to agree with the pronoun Я (I). The word for school changes from the nominative школа to the accusative школу because it is the direct object of the verb.
Did you know?
- The word школа is a loanword from the Greek schole, which originally meant 'leisure' or 'spare time' rather than a place of study.
- The pronoun Я is technically redundant in this sentence because the verb ending -ю already identifies the subject as 'I'.
- While школа means 'school', Russians also use the word школьник to refer specifically to a student in primary or secondary education, a distinction English lacks with the general word 'student'.
Examples in context
- Я люблю школу.I love school
- Я обожаю школу.I adore school
- Школа – моя страсть!School is my passion!
- Мне нравится школа из-за моих друзей, которых я встречаю там каждый день.I like school because of my friends, whom I meet there every day.
- Я люблю школу за её учителей.Ya lyublyu shkolu za yeyo uchiteley.I love school because of its teachers.
- Я люблю школу и своих друзей.Ya lyublyu shkolu i svoikh druzey.I love school and my friends.
- Честно, я люблю школу.Chestno, ya lyublyu shkolu.Honestly, I love school.
Example conversation
Two students are talking about their studies.
- Мария MariaСергей, ты любишь учиться?Sergey, ty lyubish uchitsya?Sergey, do you like studying?
- Сергей SergeyДа, я люблю школу.Da, ya lyublyu shkolu.Yes, I love school.
- Мария MariaЯ тоже! Мой любимый предмет история.Ya tozhe! Moy lyubimyy predmet istoriya.Me too! My favorite subject is history.
- Сергей SergeyА я больше всего люблю математику.A ya bolshe vsego lyublyu matematiku.And I love mathematics most of all.
