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  4. <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><title>In case you were wondering</title><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.79.2"/><link rel="home" href="index.xhtml" title="The RUSSIAN Fast Course"/><link rel="up" href="ch09.xhtml" title="Chapter 9. Lesson 9"/><link rel="prev" href="ch09s09.xhtml" title="Listening Comprehension Exercise"/><link rel="next" href="ch09s11.xhtml" title="In case you were wondering"/></head><body><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">In case you were wondering</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="ch09s09.xhtml">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center">Chapter 9. Lesson 9</th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="ch09s11.xhtml">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr/></div><div class="section"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a id="d5e20974"/>In case you were wondering</h2></div></div></div><div class="section"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="d5e20976"/>Verbs of Motion</h3></div></div></div><p>When speaking of actions which involve motion, either with or
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  5.       without some form of transport, Russian uses a system of verbs commonly
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  6.       referred to as the "verbs of motion". These verbs are grouped in a way
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  7.       unique from other verbs and, in many respects, follow their own logic
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  8.       and system in terms of usage. The following is a very brief and
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  9.       schematic explanation of these verbs. For more detailed information, you
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  10.       should consult any of the handbooks on Russian grammar available.</p></div><div class="section"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="d5e20979"/>"Going" verbs</h3></div></div></div><p>There are 3 verbs which convey the message of simply
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  11.       "going":</p><p>These are:</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" style="list-style-type: disc; "><li class="listitem"><p><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">ходить</em></span></p></li><li class="listitem"><p><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">идти</em></span></p></li><li class="listitem"><p><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">пойти</em></span></p></li></ul></div><p>To best understand how these are used, study the examples
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  12.       below:</p><div class="orderedlist"><ol class="orderedlist" type="1"><li class="listitem"><p><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">ходить</em></span>
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  13.           (multi-directional, indeterminate)</p><div class="informaltable"><table class="informaltable" width="100%" border="0"><colgroup><col class="c1"/><col class="c2"/></colgroup><tbody><tr><td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Дети ходят в
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  14.                   школу.</em></span></td><td>The children go to school. (They make regular trips
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  15.                   there and back.)</td></tr><tr><td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Дети ходят по
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  16.                   парку.</em></span></td><td>The children are strolling about the park. (random
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  17.                   motion, no goal)</td></tr><tr><td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Дети ходили в
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  18.                   кино.</em></span></td><td>The children went to the movies. (They made one round
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  19.                   trip, there and back.)</td></tr><tr><td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Ребёнок уже
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  20.                   ходит.</em></span></td><td>The child is already walking. (He/she can perform the
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  21.                   action.)</td></tr></tbody></table></div></li><li class="listitem"><p><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Идти</em></span>
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  22.           (uni-directional, determinate)</p><div class="informaltable"><table class="informaltable" width="100%" border="0"><colgroup><col class="c1"/><col class="c2"/></colgroup><tbody><tr><td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Он идёт по
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  23.                   улице.</em></span></td><td>He's going along the street. (action in progress,
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  24.                   directed toward a goal)</td></tr><tr><td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Когда он шёл в магазин,
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  25.                   он встретил своего друга.</em></span></td><td>While on his way to the store, he met his friend.
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  26.                   (goal-directed action in progress, "intersected" by a
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  27.                   secondary action)</td></tr></tbody></table></div></li><li class="listitem"><p><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Пойти</em></span> (setting
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  28.           out; future intent to go)</p><div class="informaltable"><table class="informaltable" width="100%" border="0"><colgroup><col class="c1"/><col class="c2"/></colgroup><tbody><tr><td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Где ваша сестра? Она
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  29.                   пошла в библиотеку.</em></span></td><td>Where's your sister? She's left for the
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  30.                   library.</td></tr><tr><td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Завтра мы пойдём в
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  31.                   музей.</em></span></td><td>Tomorrow we'll go to the museum.</td></tr></tbody></table></div></li></ol></div><p>All these verbs simply convey the meaning of "going" and say
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  32.       nothing about HOW that action will be accomplished. If it is necessary
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  33.       to emphasize that you will be "walking", you need to add <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">пешком</em></span> after the verb.</p><p>For example:</p><div class="informaltable"><table class="informaltable" width="100%" border="0"><colgroup><col/><col/></colgroup><tbody><tr><td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Утром дети идут в школу
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  34.               пешком.</em></span></td><td>Thre children walk to school in the morning.</td></tr><tr><td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Я люблю ходить
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  35.               пешком.</em></span></td><td>I like to walk</td></tr><tr><td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Они хотят пойти в музей
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  36.               пешком.</em></span></td><td>They want to walk to the museum.</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><div class="section"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="d5e21069"/>"Transport" verbs</h3></div></div></div><p>If you are emphasizing that you are using a form of
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  37.       transportation, you will use the following verbs:</p><p><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">ездить</em></span> (for
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  38.       <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">ходить</em></span>) <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">ехать</em></span> (for <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">идти</em></span>) <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">поехать</em></span> (for <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">пойти</em></span>) and indicate, if you wish, the form
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  39.       of transport in the following manner:</p><p><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">на машине</em></span>,
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  40.       <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">на автобусе</em></span>, <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">на трамвае</em></span>, <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">на метро</em></span>, etc.</p><p><span class="bold"><strong>For example</strong></span>:</p><div class="informalexample"><div class="informaltable"><table class="informaltable" width="100%" border="0"><colgroup><col/><col/></colgroup><tbody><tr><td><p><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Мы ездили туда на
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  41.                 машине. </em></span></p></td><td><p>We went there by car. </p></td></tr><tr><td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Он любит ездить на
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  42.                 метро.</em></span></td><td>He likes to take the metro.</td></tr><tr><td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Мы поедем в Москву на
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  43.                 поезде.</em></span></td><td>We'll take the train to Moscow.</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><p><span class="bold"><strong>Note</strong></span>:</p><div class="informalexample"><p><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Автобус (троллейбус, трамвай,
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  44.         поезд) ходит/идёт.</em></span></p><p><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Машина
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  45.         ездит/едет.</em></span></p></div><p><span class="bold"><strong>For example:</strong></span></p><div class="informalexample"><p><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Вот идёт наш
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  46.         автобус.</em></span></p><p>There goes our bus.</p><p><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Вы не знаете, какой трамвай идёт до
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  47.         библиотеки?</em></span></p><p>Would you happen to know which bus goes to the library?</p><p><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Смотрите! Вот едет машина
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  48.         президента!</em></span></p><p>Look! There goes the President's car!</p></div></div></div><div class="navfooter"><hr/><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="ch09s09.xhtml">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="ch09.xhtml">Up</a></td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="ch09s11.xhtml">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">Listening Comprehension Exercise </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="index.xhtml">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> In case you were wondering</td></tr></table></div></body></html>
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