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It must confuse English learners to hear phrases like, "I'm home", instead of "I am at home." We don't say I'm school, or I'm post office.

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elauso@feddit.de
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Can confirm for German (“das Zuhause” - “ich bin Zuhause”)

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Hule@lemmy.world
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Confirming for Romanian:

  • house = casă
  • home = acasă
  • i’m home = sunt acasă
  • i’m at school = sunt la şcoală

Home is probably special :)

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kuneho@lemmy.world
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okay, so this means the word ‘home’ is actually special accross languages 😆.

and not neccessairly the home as homeland like haza in hungarian ('cause that’s not even a noun (tho it is somewhat equivalent with home)), home like… your home.

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