Russian verbs of motion - Free Russian grammar and vocabulary tips

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Apr

2019

Figurative Meaning of the Verb вести

Did you know that many Russian verbs of motion have figurative meaning? For example, the verb вести can mean "to behave", "to lead to", "to be in war", "to correspond",… Learn more

Mar

2019

Russian Verbs of Motion with the Prefix с-

Did you know that Russian verbs of motion with the prefix с- denote a single quick completed action to and from somewhere, somewhere and back? For example, Мне нужно сходить… Learn more

Dec

2018

Russian Verbs пошёл, пошла and пошли

Did you know that the Russian verbs пошёл, пошла and пошли can be used as actions in the present tense and also in imperative mood? For example, Мама, мы пошли!… Learn more

Sep

2018

Russian Verbs of Motion with the Prefix про

Did you know that the prefix про, used with Russian verbs of motion can have 2 main meanings? The first one is "to go through" and the second one is… Learn more

Aug

2018

Russian Verb of Motion сходить

Did you know that the verb of motion сходить is widely used in colloquial speech? It is a perfective verb that means "to go somewhere and then return". It is conjugated… Learn more

Jul

2018

Russian Verbs of Motion without Prefixes

Did you know that all the verbs of motion without prefixes are always imperfective? The difference between them is that the first one indicates a unidirectional movement, and the second… Learn more

Jun

2018

Russian Verbs of Motion ползти-ползать, лезть-лазать, брести-бродить and тащить-таскать

Did you know that there are some verbs of motion that are less known? They work exactly the same as the "well-known" ones, they are both imperfective and one of… Learn more

May

2018

Russian Verbs of Motion with the Prefix по-

Did you know that if you add the prefix по- to the verbs of motion of the same group (идти-ходить, for example), they would mean two completely different things? По-… Learn more

May

2018

Russian Verbs of Motion возить and водить

Did you know that one of the difficulties of the verbs возить (carry something by vehicle) and водить (lead somebody) is that thay coincide in the first person? All the other… Learn more