Уро́к 4
4.3 Language and Speech – Ходи́ть (to go)
A new verb in your vocabulary this unit is ‘ходи́ть‘, which means ‘to go’. It can ONLY refer to going somewhere regularly. You canNOT use it to mean you are going somewhere right now. There is another verb for the ‘am going / on my way right now’ meaning. We’ll learn that one a little later.
For now, consider these examples:
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Мы хо́дим на уро́к.
We go to class. |
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Роди́тели хо́дят в рестора́ны.
(My) parents go to restaurants. |
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Подру́га ча́сто хо́дит в спортза́л.
(My) friend often goes to the gym. |
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В сре́ду я хожу́ на йо́гу.
On Wednesday, I go to yoga. |
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Вы хо́дите на рабо́ту ка́ждый день?
Do you go to work every day? |
Notice what happens to the destination – the place one goes. You should recognize the prepositions ‘в / на’. You know to use them when describing location of things – when answer the question ‘Где?’ With the verb ‘ходи́ть‘, however, you will often express a destination (not location) and answer the question ‘Куда́’? The same prepositions you learned before are used here to mean ‘to’ and they take the Accusative Case when describing destination.
| Ходи́ть – to go | |
| Я хожу́ – I go | Мы хо́дим – We go |
| Ты хо́дишь – You go | Вы хо́дите – You all / You go |
| Он / Она хо́дит – He / She goes | Они хо́дят – They go |
