Signification
Tasks assigned to be done at home.
Contexte culturel
The 'Gold Medal' (Золотая медаль) is the highest honor for a high school graduate. Achieving it requires perfect grades in every single 'домашняя работа' and exam for years. The 'Dnevnik' (School Diary) is a physical book where teachers write down the 'домашнее задание'. It is a source of great anxiety for students if a teacher writes a note to parents in it. In modern Russian business, 'doing your homework' is a sign of 'Zapadny' (Western) professionalism. It shows you are prepared and respect the other party's time. Russian-speaking parents in the US or Israel are often famous for being very strict about 'домашняя работа', sometimes hiring extra tutors to ensure their children stay ahead.
The 'Doing' Verb
Always pair it with 'делать' (to do) or 'выполнять' (to complete/execute). Never use 'работать'.
The Housework Trap
If you say 'Я люблю домашнюю работу', Russians will think you are a very dedicated student, not that you like cleaning.
Signification
Tasks assigned to be done at home.
The 'Doing' Verb
Always pair it with 'делать' (to do) or 'выполнять' (to complete/execute). Never use 'работать'.
The Housework Trap
If you say 'Я люблю домашнюю работу', Russians will think you are a very dedicated student, not that you like cleaning.
Use the Slang
If you want to sound like a native student, use 'домашка'. It immediately makes you sound more casual and fluent.
Teste-toi
Fill in the correct form of 'домашняя работа' (Accusative).
Я не хочу делать ________ сегодня.
The verb 'делать' requires the Accusative case for its object.
Which sentence is correct for 'I am cleaning the house'?
How do you say 'I am doing housework'?
'Домашняя работа' and 'домашка' are only for school/studying.
Match the register to the phrase.
Match the following:
These are the three main ways to refer to homework based on context.
Complete the dialogue with the correct word.
— Почему ты не пошёл в кино? — У меня очень много ________.
After 'много' (a lot of), we use the Genitive case.
🎉 Score : /4
Aides visuelles
Types of Home-Related Work
Academic
- • Домашняя работа
- • Домашка
- • Уроки
Domestic
- • Работа по дому
- • Уборка
- • Стирка
Banque d exercices
4 exercicesЯ не хочу делать ________ сегодня.
The verb 'делать' requires the Accusative case for its object.
How do you say 'I am doing housework'?
'Домашняя работа' and 'домашка' are only for school/studying.
Associez chaque element a gauche avec son pair a droite :
These are the three main ways to refer to homework based on context.
— Почему ты не пошёл в кино? — У меня очень много ________.
After 'много' (a lot of), we use the Genitive case.
🎉 Score : /4
Questions fréquentes
5 questionsIt is singular and collective. Even if you have ten tasks, you say 'домашняя работа' (singular).
Yes, it is used for school, university, and private courses.
'Работа' is the process/activity, 'задание' is the specific task assigned.
У меня нет домашней работы (Genitive case).
No, it's just informal. Don't use it with a strict teacher, but with friends it's perfect.
Expressions liées
Курсовая работа
specialized formTerm paper / Coursework
Контрольная работа
contrastTest / Quiz in class
Работа над ошибками
builds onWorking on one's mistakes
Самостоятельная работа
similarIndependent work
