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Is Jenny (Дженни) a name used regularly in Russia, or is it used here for the benefit of English speakers? I'm curious, since my name is Jennifer.
I don't think so. From experience, I've found most female Russian names end in а or я.
Does Russian distinguish between "yet" and "still"? Could уже be translated as "still" in this example?
Дома is already a set phrase that means "at home". I'm pretty sure that adding в would mean "in at home".
Edit: According to this дома is now considered an adverb rather than a noun, therefore it's no longer part of the normal declension system. Interesting side note: Latin domo underwent the same change from an archaic locative case to an adverb, and in German, zu Hause saw a similar process.
Можно сказать "в доме", но это будет означать в здание. "В дома" - это ошибка в любом случае.
English also sometimes uses "home" as an adverb, so the best translation for this sentence would be, "Jenny is already home."
sometimes uzhe shows already as being accepted and sometime not. the same with also and me too
