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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. (lemmy.world)
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[–] vpklotar@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Yup, probably something that is the same in many languages though I can only speculate. It's also the same in swedish any way.

[–] elauso@feddit.de 3 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Can confirm for German ("das Zuhause" - "ich bin Zuhause")

[–] Hule@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

Confirming for Romanian:

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

Home is probably special :)

[–] kuneho@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

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.