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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.
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I don't think so. From experience, I've found most female Russian names end in а or я.
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Does Russian distinguish between "yet" and "still"? Could уже be translated as "still" in this example?
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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.
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Можно сказать "в доме", но это будет означать в здание. "В дома" - это ошибка в любом случае.
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English also sometimes uses "home" as an adverb, so the best translation for this sentence would be, "Jenny is already home."
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sometimes uzhe shows already as being accepted and sometime not. the same with also and me too
