"He is in her home."
Translation:Li estas en ŝia hejmo.
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Why isn't domo accepted for hejmo? Are house and home really that different?
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A home does not have to be a house. What if somebody lives in the mountains? That person's home would be the mountains, in that case.
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In english at least, the difference is recognized. I can refer to where I live as my home whether or not it belongs to me. Whereas my house is the house that is mine, i.e I own it.
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I don't 100% know but I would imagine because of modifiers such as "ej, et" that "domo" and "hejmo" can not be interchanged. Hopefully someone can confirm this.
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To avoid having to add (sorry no circumflex on the s) you may write "sxia" and people will know that you mean to add the circumflex.
Why could it not be Li estas en sxia domon?
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The thing there is really the verb. There is no accusative when the verb is "estas".
