{"id":64854,"date":"2019-12-30T10:17:06","date_gmt":"2019-12-30T15:17:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/learn\/russian-verbs-of-motion\/"},"modified":"2025-02-25T04:38:40","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T09:38:40","slug":"russian-verbs-of-motion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/russian\/russian-verbs-of-motion\/","title":{"rendered":"Russian Verbs of Motion: How to Express Direction and Mode of Transportation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Russian verbs of motion indicate movement from one place to another,<\/strong> just like the English &#8220;go,&#8221; &#8220;walk,&#8221; &#8220;run&#8221; and so forth. Unlike their English counterparts, however, Russian motion verbs also account for <strong>the direction of movement, method of movement and their grammatical form.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Learn all the Russian verbs of motion and their forms, and master their use to convey where you&#8217;re going and how you&#8217;re getting there.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>[fluentu-toc]<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h2>The 14 Russian Verbs of Motion<\/h2>\n<p>There are 14 main Russian verbs of motion. Each of these has two forms. We&#8217;ll get into more detail about these forms in a moment, but for now all you need to know is:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong>unidirectional form <\/strong>is used for motion that happens only once, movement in one direction or movement that&#8217;s happening in the present.<\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0<strong>multidirectional form<\/strong> is used for recurring or habitual motion, movement in multiple direction and movement in general.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>However, there are many situations where both a unidirectional and a multidirectional verb can be used interchangeably.<\/p>\n<p>Later in this post, we&#8217;ll get into the details of how to use each type of verb and its forms. But before we get into the nitty gritty of things, it&#8217;s a good idea to familiarize yourself with the verbs themselves.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s an overview of all the Russian verbs of motion:<\/p>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-1031313\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-1031313\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Unidirectional<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Multidirectional<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">English<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-e0ffb21246da6a48bab24b52af95493e-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\u0418\u0434\u0442\u0438        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-44772cebb2861770b52f5a82bb83cec9-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\u0425\u043e\u0434\u0438\u0442\u044c        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-3\">To go by foot<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-3525696731fd8755d5347972fbe7d91a-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\u0415\u0445\u0430\u0442\u044c        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-6517b73cadb19e90802fdcbb2d9590ac-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\u0415\u0437\u0434\u0438\u0442\u044c        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-3\">To go by transportation (on wheels)*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-2df284ce74bd724bdf0ed18b467f7295-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\u0411\u0435\u0436\u0430\u0442\u044c        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-6dbf21b2c22427cbc074fa4799533935-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\u0411\u0435\u0433\u0430\u0442\u044c        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-3\">To run<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-2924c55fb5e16b88d882b2d92ca88c4e-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\u0411\u0440\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0438        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-a01b9c8d2d4e74815b03931858c6276e-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\u0411\u0440\u043e\u0434\u0438\u0442\u044c        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-3\">To stroll<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-986fe51eef84e4be6cb46a8b401d278b-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\u041b\u0435\u0437\u0442\u044c        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-66aa989f9c3808346898e68b4d899ab6-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\u041b\u0430\u0437\u0438\u0442\u044c        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-3\">To climb<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-67584cde0ae3637d177058b4e0ed0746-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\u041b\u0435\u0442\u0435\u0442\u044c        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-62137c582e09db96a6fd7c9f44803e83-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\u041b\u0435\u0442\u0430\u0442\u044c        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-3\">To fly<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-aa7b89e2471f3a620c89b7b819fa098a-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\u041f\u043b\u044b\u0442\u044c        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-71f91e058ba799d07b25d6413bb819d5-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\u041f\u043b\u0430\u0432\u0430\u0442\u044c        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-3\">To swim, to sail<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-576c2cf2a0696ecd16ca904fdd48dcbf-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\u041f\u043e\u043b\u0437\u0442\u0438        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-f77eb77ccc810a24fae0148974587c14-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\u041f\u043e\u043b\u0437\u0430\u0442\u044c        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-3\">To crawl<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-c6edfd356494d2ed32f9b0d5bd699b74-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\u0413\u043d\u0430\u0442\u044c        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-ec72add3c894db638418ea88c3ceb3bb-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\u0413\u043e\u043d\u044f\u0442\u044c        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-3\">To drive, to chase<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-11\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-68c593f6dce72267d8c7714f1bd3a230-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\u041d\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0438        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-fb1470ec6e59e4489b394db08abeb290-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\u041d\u043e\u0441\u0438\u0442\u044c        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-3\">To carry by foot\/walking<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-12\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-707cf10e2826daf154bedcb75339216b-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\u0412\u0435\u0437\u0442\u0438        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-ca799a648fe30df211c2d94def3e7c56-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\u0412\u043e\u0437\u0438\u0442\u044c        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-3\">To carry by transportation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-13\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-dd02b9d265b9912bd35dd9ab131fd65a-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\u0412\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0438        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-889d77b42028f595b01661ab0ed2b461-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\u0412\u043e\u0434\u0438\u0442\u044c        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-3\">To lead or take on foot (people, animals or vehicles)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-14\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-938013d192b62ab06e8537b0fe111bbb-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\u0422\u0430\u0449\u0438\u0442\u044c        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-f9561c140feb8b4377dc13d551a82baa-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\u0422\u0430\u0441\u043a\u0430\u0442\u044c        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-3\">To drag, pull<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-1031313 from cache -->\n<h2>Unidirectional and Multidirectional Verbs<\/h2>\n<p>Direction is critical when determining which verb form to use. <strong>Each Russian verb of motion has a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.russianforeveryone.com\/Rufe\/Lessons\/Course1\/Grammar\/GramUnit15\/GramUnit15_1.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">unidirectional and multidirectional form<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Unidirectional Verbs<\/h3>\n<p>Unidirectional verbs are used for actions that:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>occur one time<\/li>\n<li>describe movement in only one direction<\/li>\n<li>talk about movement happening in the present moment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Here are some examples of unidirectional sentences:<\/p>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-851313\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-851313\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Russian<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">English<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-077ec54c396956ee2240163f37ba9acd-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\u042f <strong>\u0438\u0434\u0443<\/strong> \u0432 \u0443\u043d\u0438\u0432\u0435\u0440\u0441\u0438\u0442\u0435\u0442.        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">I am going to the university.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-522627549a6576857c87f6376dfcecb7-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\u041c\u044b <strong>\u0435\u0434\u0435\u043c<\/strong> \u043d\u0430 \u0440\u0430\u0431\u043e\u0442\u0443 \u0441\u0435\u0439\u0447\u0430\u0441.        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">We're going to work now.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-bd0f257a6b5c121cca5cca530a5dec59-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\u0414\u0435\u0442\u0438 <strong>\u0435\u0434\u0443\u0442<\/strong> \u043d\u0430 \u0432\u0435\u043b\u043e\u0441\u0438\u043f\u0435\u0434\u0430\u0445 \u0432 \u043f\u0430\u0440\u043a.        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">The children are going to the park on their bicycles.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-851313 from cache -->\n<p>Unidirectional verbs are also used to discuss figurative or idiomatic topics:<\/p>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-861313\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-861313\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Russian<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">English<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-e29da34e60f20a4bfcec8852a2ecd1e3-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\u0412\u0447\u0435\u0440\u0430 <strong>\u0448\u0451\u043b<\/strong> \u0441\u043d\u0435\u0433.        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">It snowed yesterday.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-b46a27a1ea7bc210c037dc5b61c15bda-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\u0424\u0438\u043b\u044c\u043c <strong>\u0438\u0434\u0451\u0442<\/strong>.        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">The film is playing.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-c0a51b81883478cbb27e67262a86e094-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\u042d\u0442\u043e\u0442 \u0446\u0432\u0435\u0442 <strong>\u0438\u0434\u0451\u0442<\/strong> \u0432\u0430\u043c.        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">That color suits you.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-861313 from cache -->\n<p>Since unidirectional verbs may be used to indicate an action happening at the present moment, <strong>\u0441\u0435\u0439\u0447\u0430\u0441 (now)<\/strong> is often used to clarify that detail.<\/p>\n<h3>Multidirectional Verbs<\/h3>\n<p>By contrast, multidirectional verbs describe:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>repeated or habitual actions<\/li>\n<li>movement in multiple directions<\/li>\n<li>movement in general (including describing an individual\u2019s ability to move)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Here are some sample sentences that use multidirectional verbs:<\/p>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-871313\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-871313\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Russian<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">English<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-03facaf2e3ef42d0fc5ec6dcf7f926dc-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\"><strong>\u041a\u0430\u0436\u0434\u044b\u0439 \u0434\u0435\u043d\u044c \u044f \u0445\u043e\u0436\u0443<\/strong> \u0432 \u0438\u043d\u0441\u0442\u0438\u0442\u0443\u0442.        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Every day, I go to the institute.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-fb250b1d674137f1536cbb26fe65adf4-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\u041c\u044b <strong>\u0447\u0430\u0441\u0442\u043e \u0435\u0437\u0434\u0438\u043c<\/strong> \u0437\u0430 \u0433\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0446\u0443.        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">We often go abroad.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-2ed157af3519ac5d7809bc936e509171-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\u0420\u0435\u0431\u0451\u043d\u043e\u043a <strong>\u0435\u0449\u0451 \u043d\u0435 \u0445\u043e\u0434\u0438\u0442<\/strong>.        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">The child cannot walk yet.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-871313 from cache -->\n<p>Adverbs may be used to showcase frequency or repeated actions with multidirectional verbs, such as:<\/p>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-831313\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-831313\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Russian<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">English<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-d4064bf37a9f327f8f65c63b257199ea-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\u0418\u043d\u043e\u0433\u0434\u0430        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">sometimes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-5ef9becd5ade08b7be1b8e78a034daf3-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\u0412\u0441\u0435\u0433\u0434\u0430        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">always<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-a958f8e1462c423f1ef25d0f8fd08168-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\u0427\u0430\u0441\u0442\u043e        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">often<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-7fd3a19fe343850d9c27d2d61651cca1-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\u041a\u0430\u0436\u0434\u044b\u0439 \u043c\u0430\u0440\u0442        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">every March<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-5ca3486a336daab04df1014517521ce0-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\u041a\u0430\u0436\u0434\u0443\u044e \u0441\u0440\u0435\u0434\u0443        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">every Wednesday<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-cf764b84a48489f80546cb1519a918aa-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\u041a\u0430\u0436\u0434\u043e\u0435 \u0432\u043e\u0441\u043a\u0440\u0435\u0441\u0435\u043d\u044c\u0435        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">every Sunday<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-831313 from cache -->\n<h2>How to Use Russian Verbs of Motion<\/h2>\n<p>When you&#8217;re first starting out, it may be useful to take a formulaic approach to using verbs of motion. That way, you can easily remember and implement the abovementioned rules.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s one basic formula you can use:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Frequency word\/phrase to clarify whether the action is uni- or multi-directional<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Subject + verb<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>HA + transport method in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/russian\/russian-declension\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">prepositional case<\/a> (if necessary)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>B\/HA + destination in accusative case<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Many of the sentences presented here use variations of this formula. Here&#8217;s an example sentence using the full formula:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">\u041a\u0430\u0436\u0434\u044b\u0439 \u0434\u0435\u043d\u044c \u0434\u0435\u0442\u0438 \u0435\u0437\u0434\u044f\u0442 \u043d\u0430 \u0432\u0435\u043b\u043e\u0441\u0438\u043f\u0435\u0434\u0430\u0445 \u0432 \u0448\u043a\u043e\u043b\u0443. (Every day the kids ride their bikes to school.)<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s break that down:<\/p>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-941313\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-941313\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Frequency word\/phrase to clarify whether the action is uni- or multi-directional<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Subject + verb<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">HA + transport method in prepositional case (if necessary)<\/th><th class=\"column-4\">B\/HA + destination in accusative case<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-bbe8aec4468d783a65ed24e5defbfa05-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\u041a\u0430\u0436\u0434\u044b\u0439 \u0434\u0435\u043d\u044c        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-ed50570e7e94fff91ce7f34fbbe01676-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\u0434\u0435\u0442\u0438 \u0435\u0437\u0434\u044f\u0442        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-3\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-0a52eb1d55e7a02a4d3f43f7102a9dbf-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\u043d\u0430 \u0432\u0435\u043b\u043e\u0441\u0438\u043f\u0435\u0434\u0430\u0445        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-4\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-2b00a5fa03923a6ca5e0d9dfc5d31c7a-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\u0432 \u0448\u043a\u043e\u043b\u0443        <\/a>\n    <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Every day<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">the kids ride<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">their bikes<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">to school.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-941313 from cache -->\n<h2>A Closer Look at Russian Verbs of Motion<\/h2>\n<h3>The 2 Main Russian Verbs of Motion<\/h3>\n<p>Here are the main Russian verbs of motion you&#8217;ll encounter depending on the method of movement:<\/p>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-911313\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-911313\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Unidirectional<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Multidirectional<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">English<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-e0ffb21246da6a48bab24b52af95493e-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\u0418\u0434\u0442\u0438        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-44772cebb2861770b52f5a82bb83cec9-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\u0425\u043e\u0434\u0438\u0442\u044c        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-3\">To go by foot<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-3525696731fd8755d5347972fbe7d91a-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\u0415\u0445\u0430\u0442\u044c        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-6517b73cadb19e90802fdcbb2d9590ac-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\u0415\u0437\u0434\u0438\u0442\u044c        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-3\">To go by transportation (on wheels)*<br \/>\n<br \/>\n*Note that other means of transportation (via air and sea) use different verbs, as we will show later<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-911313 from cache -->\n<p>These two verbs are used to express both\u00a0<strong>movement by a mode of transportation<\/strong> and <strong>movement toward something.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4>Expressing mode of transportation<\/h4>\n<p>Since \u0435\u0445\u0430\u0442\u044c and \u0435\u0437\u0434\u0438\u0442\u044c verb forms involve transportation, you should also make it a point to become familiar with different types of transportation and how to express them correctly.<\/p>\n<p>Quite simply, use HA + the type of transport in the prepositional case. For instance:<\/p>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-921313\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-921313\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Russian<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">English<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-56aba7714fc542d7e935bc0263af44ec-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\u043d\u0430 \u043c\u0430\u0448\u0438\u043d\u0435        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">by car<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-915450121cb9897bb7b26be0ef8ca0b7-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\u043d\u0430 \u043c\u0435\u0442\u0440\u043e        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">by metro<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-61f05e825ded6733adea4c82a6377f35-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\u043d\u0430 \u0432\u0435\u043b\u043e\u0441\u0438\u043f\u0435\u0434\u0435        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">by bicycle<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-31e2e34d7ce7f2423c412d34f8a7f330-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\u043d\u0430 \u043c\u043e\u0442\u043e\u0446\u0438\u043a\u043b\u0435        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">by motorcycle<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-0c36cbbf19cc6ed9f02a086975bef0ae-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\u043d\u0430 \u043b\u043e\u0434\u043a\u0435        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">by boat<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-f206a11ca0af509e3ac8b674e7bca12d-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\u043d\u0430 \u043a\u043e\u0440\u0430\u0431\u043b\u0435        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">by ship<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-71e35392154ea364cbb52b80123f3b96-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\u043d\u0430 \u0430\u0432\u0442\u043e\u0431\u0443\u0441\u0435        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">by bus<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-30fe0900bcd5fe34070ea4ef7690f9d6-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\u043d\u0430 \u0442\u0440\u0430\u043c\u0432\u0430\u0435        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">by tram<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-921313 from cache -->\n<h4>Expressing movement toward a destination<\/h4>\n<p>To show that you&#8217;re going <em>to<\/em> somewhere, you typically use B or HA + the accusative case. For example:<\/p>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-931313\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-931313\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Russian<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">English<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-2b00a5fa03923a6ca5e0d9dfc5d31c7a-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\u0432 \u0448\u043a\u043e\u043b\u0443        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">to school<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-30ffd102a1dbf77e3eeb781afbcf5d2e-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\u0432\u043e \u0424\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0446\u0438\u044e        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">to France<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-d80a946a1f29794be1c89bb69e03b28c-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\u0432 \u0442\u0435\u0430\u0442\u0440        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">to the theatre<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-05ecbad03e17b49d2d9cb71139c8cc02-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\u043d\u0430 \u041a\u0443\u0431\u0443        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">to Cuba<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-c7bb2857fc83b7d2adf582d60c890c65-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\u043d\u0430 \u043f\u043e\u0447\u0442\u0443        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">to the post office<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-044fb4a6a499126b6f2ed36b2e3fa2ec-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\u043d\u0430 \u0441\u0442\u0430\u043d\u0446\u0438\u044e        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">to the station<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-931313 from cache -->\n<h3>&#8220;Going&#8221; by Other Methods of Movement<\/h3>\n<p>Some verbs of motion in Russian go beyond simple movement and give more information about the mode of transportation. Here are some more specific verbs used to convey motion.<\/p>\n<p>These are listed in <strong>unidirectional-multidirectional pairs,<\/strong> in that order:<\/p>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-951313\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-951313 tbody-has-connected-cells\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">English<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Russian Verb of Motion<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">Example Sentence<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td rowspan=\"2\" class=\"column-1\">To run<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-2df284ce74bd724bdf0ed18b467f7295-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\u0411\u0435\u0436\u0430\u0442\u044c        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-3\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-3ed6e286ccae634469c734e58cbabf2b-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\u042f <strong>\u0431\u0435\u0436\u0430\u043b<\/strong> \u0432 \u043f\u0430\u0440\u043a\u0435 \u0432 \u0442\u043e\u0442 \u043c\u043e\u043c\u0435\u043d\u0442.        <\/a>\n     <br \/>\n(I ran in the park at that moment.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-2\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-6dbf21b2c22427cbc074fa4799533935-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\u0411\u0435\u0433\u0430\u0442\u044c        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-3\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-48014eaf6988840ead7e50f5206427cd-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\u041c\u044b <strong>\u0431\u0435\u0433\u0430\u043b\u0438<\/strong> \u0432\u0434\u043e\u043b\u044c \u043f\u043b\u044f\u0436\u0430, \u043d\u0430\u0441\u043b\u0430\u0436\u0434\u0430\u044f\u0441\u044c \u0441\u0432\u0435\u0436\u0438\u043c \u0432\u043e\u0437\u0434\u0443\u0445\u043e\u043c.        <\/a>\n     <br \/>\n(We were running along the beach, enjoying the fresh air.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td rowspan=\"2\" class=\"column-1\">To stroll<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-2924c55fb5e16b88d882b2d92ca88c4e-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\u0411\u0440\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0438        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-3\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-37464581b3a791520fbe3750e6ba5124-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\u041e\u043d\u0430 <strong>\u0431\u0440\u0435\u043b\u0430<\/strong> \u043f\u043e \u0443\u043b\u0438\u0446\u0435, \u043d\u0430\u0441\u043b\u0430\u0436\u0434\u0430\u044f\u0441\u044c \u0432\u0438\u0434\u0430\u043c\u0438 \u0433\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0434\u0430.        <\/a>\n     <br \/>\n(She strolled along the street, enjoying the city views.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-2\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-a01b9c8d2d4e74815b03931858c6276e-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\u0411\u0440\u043e\u0434\u0438\u0442\u044c        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-3\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-cf12e49931aa11a2cea442a91685eb9b-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\u041c\u044b <strong>\u0431\u0440\u043e\u0434\u0438\u043b\u0438<\/strong> \u043f\u043e \u043b\u0435\u0441\u0443, \u043d\u0430\u0445\u043e\u0434\u044f \u043a\u0440\u0430\u0441\u0438\u0432\u044b\u0435 \u043c\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0430 \u0434\u043b\u044f \u043f\u0438\u043a\u043d\u0438\u043a\u0430.        <\/a>\n     <br \/>\n(We were strolling through the forest, finding beautiful spots for a picnic.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td rowspan=\"2\" class=\"column-1\">To climb<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-986fe51eef84e4be6cb46a8b401d278b-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\u041b\u0435\u0437\u0442\u044c        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-3\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-880c6e9adf7dda7a0727c5107c756546-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\u041a\u043e\u0442 <strong>\u043b\u0435\u0437<\/strong> \u043d\u0430 \u0434\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0432\u043e, \u0447\u0442\u043e\u0431\u044b \u043f\u043e\u0439\u043c\u0430\u0442\u044c \u043f\u0442\u0438\u0446\u0443.        <\/a>\n     <br \/>\n(The cat climbed the tree to catch the bird.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-2\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-66aa989f9c3808346898e68b4d899ab6-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\u041b\u0430\u0437\u0438\u0442\u044c        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-3\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-154d5e6e2312130d7f2ae8c7da502ee4-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\u0414\u0435\u0442\u0438 <strong>\u043b\u0430\u0437\u0438\u043b\u0438<\/strong> \u043f\u043e \u0441\u043a\u0430\u043b\u0430\u043c, \u0438\u0441\u0441\u043b\u0435\u0434\u0443\u044f \u043e\u043a\u0440\u0443\u0436\u0430\u044e\u0449\u0443\u044e \u043c\u0435\u0441\u0442\u043d\u043e\u0441\u0442\u044c.        <\/a>\n     <br \/>\n(The children were climbing on the rocks, exploring the surroundings.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td rowspan=\"2\" class=\"column-1\">To fly<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-67584cde0ae3637d177058b4e0ed0746-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\u041b\u0435\u0442\u0435\u0442\u044c        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-3\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-0b9db7cfc499d1deca9ee6d0d0133230-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\u0421\u0430\u043c\u043e\u043b\u0435\u0442 <strong>\u043b\u0435\u0442\u0435\u043b<\/strong> \u043d\u0430\u0434 \u043e\u043a\u0435\u0430\u043d\u043e\u043c, \u043d\u0430\u043f\u0440\u0430\u0432\u043b\u044f\u044f\u0441\u044c \u043a \u0441\u0432\u043e\u0435\u043c\u0443 \u043f\u0443\u043d\u043a\u0442\u0443 \u043d\u0430\u0437\u043d\u0430\u0447\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044f.        <\/a>\n     <br \/>\n(The airplane flew over the ocean, heading toward its destination.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<td class=\"column-2\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-62137c582e09db96a6fd7c9f44803e83-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\u041b\u0435\u0442\u0430\u0442\u044c        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-3\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-de6050dccd3e8ad5e28f175ad8debfb6-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\u041f\u0442\u0438\u0446\u044b <strong>\u043b\u0435\u0442\u0430\u043b\u0438<\/strong> \u0432\u043e\u043a\u0440\u0443\u0433 \u043f\u0440\u0443\u0434\u0430, \u043f\u043e\u0433\u043b\u043e\u0449\u0430\u044f \u043f\u043e\u0441\u043b\u0435\u0434\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u043b\u0443\u0447\u0438 \u0441\u043e\u043b\u043d\u0446\u0430.        <\/a>\n     <br \/>\n(The birds were flying around the pond, soaking in the last rays of the sun.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10\">\n\t<td rowspan=\"2\" class=\"column-1\">To swim, to sail<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-aa7b89e2471f3a620c89b7b819fa098a-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\u041f\u043b\u044b\u0442\u044c        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-3\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-309a82644c58a1e5a50f87c34523f811-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\u042f <strong>\u043f\u043b\u044b\u043b<\/strong> \u0432 \u0431\u0430\u0441\u0441\u0435\u0439\u043d\u0435, \u0442\u0440\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0440\u0443\u044f\u0441\u044c \u0434\u043b\u044f \u0441\u043e\u0440\u0435\u0432\u043d\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0439.        <\/a>\n     <br \/>\n(I swam in the pool, training for the competition.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-11\">\n\t<td class=\"column-2\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-71f91e058ba799d07b25d6413bb819d5-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\u041f\u043b\u0430\u0432\u0430\u0442\u044c        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-3\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-0267e4f893ba182872ea546ed52d454b-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\u041c\u044b <strong>\u043f\u043b\u0430\u0432\u0430\u043b\u0438<\/strong> \u0432 \u043c\u043e\u0440\u0435, \u043d\u0430\u0441\u043b\u0430\u0436\u0434\u0430\u044f\u0441\u044c \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0445\u043b\u0430\u0434\u043e\u0439 \u0432\u043e\u0434\u044b.        <\/a>\n     <br \/>\n(We were swimming in the sea, enjoying the coolness of the water.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-12\">\n\t<td rowspan=\"2\" class=\"column-1\">To crawl<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-576c2cf2a0696ecd16ca904fdd48dcbf-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\u041f\u043e\u043b\u0437\u0442\u0438        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-3\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-6f3b920c87bb3f323e7a6955f8ef4a07-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\u0420\u0435\u0431\u0435\u043d\u043e\u043a <strong>\u043f\u043e\u043b\u0437<\/strong> \u0432\u043f\u0435\u0440\u0451\u0434, \u0447\u0442\u043e\u0431\u044b \u0434\u043e\u0442\u044f\u043d\u0443\u0442\u044c\u0441\u044f \u0434\u043e \u0438\u0433\u0440\u0443\u0448\u043a\u0438.        <\/a>\n     <br \/>\n(The baby crawled forward to reach for the toy.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-13\">\n\t<td class=\"column-2\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-f77eb77ccc810a24fae0148974587c14-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\u041f\u043e\u043b\u0437\u0430\u0442\u044c        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-3\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-4622e8f146142b63d606a2f392474a8e-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\u0427\u0435\u0440\u0435\u043f\u0430\u0445\u0430 <strong>\u043f\u043e\u043b\u0437\u0430\u043b\u0430<\/strong> \u043f\u043e \u043f\u0435\u0441\u043a\u0443, \u0438\u0449\u0430 \u0443\u043a\u0440\u044b\u0442\u0438\u0435 \u043e\u0442 \u0441\u043e\u043b\u043d\u0446\u0430.        <\/a>\n     <br \/>\n(The turtle was crawling on the sand, looking for shelter from the sun.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-14\">\n\t<td rowspan=\"2\" class=\"column-1\">To drive, to chase<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-c6edfd356494d2ed32f9b0d5bd699b74-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\u0413\u043d\u0430\u0442\u044c        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-3\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-786eb8be86a09e9c787004cbc228812f-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\u041e\u043d <strong>\u0433\u043d\u0430\u043b<\/strong> \u043c\u0430\u0448\u0438\u043d\u0443 \u043f\u043e \u0448\u043e\u0441\u0441\u0435, \u0441\u0442\u0440\u0435\u043c\u044f\u0441\u044c \u0434\u043e\u0431\u0440\u0430\u0442\u044c\u0441\u044f \u0434\u043e \u0433\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0434\u0430 \u0434\u043e \u0437\u0430\u043a\u0430\u0442\u0430.        <\/a>\n     <br \/>\n(He drove the car along the highway, aiming to reach the city before sunset.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-15\">\n\t<td class=\"column-2\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-ec72add3c894db638418ea88c3ceb3bb-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\u0413\u043e\u043d\u044f\u0442\u044c        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-3\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-879b686ee1cc48b6367789d63c0ba63f-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\u042f <strong>\u0433\u043e\u043d\u044f\u043b<\/strong> \u0435\u0433\u043e \u043f\u043e \u0432\u0441\u0435\u0439 \u043f\u043b\u043e\u0449\u0430\u0434\u043a\u0435, \u0447\u0442\u043e\u0431\u044b \u043e\u0441\u0430\u043b\u0438\u0442\u044c        <\/a>\n     <br \/>\n(I was chasing him all over the ground to tag.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-951313 from cache -->\n<p>Note: \u0413\u043d\u0430\u0442\u044c \/ \u0413\u043e\u043d\u044f\u0442\u044c isn\u2019t used for \u201cdriving a car,\u201d unless it&#8217;s implied that the driving is fast or reckless. (\u0412\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0438 \/ \u0412\u043e\u0434\u0438\u0442\u044c is used for &#8220;driving a vehicle,&#8221; as you&#8217;ll see below.) Instead, this verb pair means to force someone to move, as in the case of &#8220;driving a herd.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">\u0424\u0435\u0440\u043c\u0435\u0440\u044b <strong>\u0433\u043e\u043d\u044f\u043b\u0438<\/strong> \u0441\u043a\u043e\u0442 \u043d\u0430 \u0440\u044b\u043d\u043e\u043a. (The farmers drove the livestock to market.)<\/p>\n<p>However, you\u00a0<em>can<\/em> use it as an informal expression for driving fast:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">\u041a\u0443\u0434\u0430 \u0442\u044b \u0442\u0430\u043a <strong>\u0433\u043e\u043d\u0438\u0448\u044c?<\/strong>\u00a0(Where are you driving so fast?)<\/p>\n<h3>&#8220;Carrying,&#8221; &#8220;Leading&#8221; and &#8220;Taking\u2019&#8221; Russian Verbs of Motion<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>There are four verbs of motion pairs that fall into the &#8220;carrying&#8221; category. The carrying verb pairs are sometimes difficult for learners to get their heads around, because the idea is that an object or a person is being moved.<\/p>\n<p>Each of these pairs is described in more detail below:<\/p>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-961313\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-961313 tbody-has-connected-cells\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">English<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Russian Verb of Motion<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">Example Sentence<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td rowspan=\"2\" class=\"column-1\">To carry by foot\/walking<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-68c593f6dce72267d8c7714f1bd3a230-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\u041d\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0438        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-3\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-45454b3928c896409e5b77287f499f29-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\u041e\u043d\u0430 <strong>\u043d\u0435\u0441\u043b\u0430<\/strong> \u043a\u043e\u0440\u0437\u0438\u043d\u0443 \u0441 \u0444\u0440\u0443\u043a\u0442\u0430\u043c\u0438 \u043d\u0430 \u0440\u044b\u043d\u043e\u043a.        <\/a>\n     <br \/>\n(She carried a basket of fruits to the market.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-2\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-fb1470ec6e59e4489b394db08abeb290-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\u041d\u043e\u0441\u0438\u0442\u044c        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-3\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-06fe004bd85264f2f5af305263a5e05e-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\u041e\u043d\u0438 <strong>\u043d\u043e\u0441\u0438\u043b\u0438<\/strong> \u0432\u0451\u0434\u0440\u0430 \u0441 \u0432\u043e\u0434\u043e\u0439 \u0438\u0437 \u0440\u0435\u043a\u0438 \u0432 \u043f\u043e\u0441\u0451\u043b\u043e\u043a.        <\/a>\n     <br \/>\n(They carried buckets of water from the river to the village.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td rowspan=\"2\" class=\"column-1\">To carry by transportation<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-707cf10e2826daf154bedcb75339216b-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\u0412\u0435\u0437\u0442\u0438        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-3\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-49ae32c8d8be1feef223fb1d6ba3051c-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\u041e\u043d <strong>\u0432\u0435\u0437\u0451\u0442<\/strong> \u0433\u0440\u0443\u0437 \u043d\u0430 \u0433\u0440\u0443\u0437\u043e\u0432\u0438\u043a\u0435.        <\/a>\n     <br \/>\n(He carries cargo on a truck.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-2\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-ca799a648fe30df211c2d94def3e7c56-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\u0412\u043e\u0437\u0438\u0442\u044c        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-3\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-2055d14a0d4ededf251f1be6b5ef39eb-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\u041e\u043d\u0438 <strong>\u0432\u043e\u0437\u0438\u043b\u0438<\/strong> \u0442\u043e\u0432\u0430\u0440\u044b \u043f\u043e \u0432\u0441\u0435\u043c\u0443 \u0433\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0434\u0443 \u0434\u043b\u044f \u0434\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0430\u0432\u043a\u0438.        <\/a>\n     <br \/>\n(They carried goods around the city for delivery.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td rowspan=\"2\" class=\"column-1\">To lead or take on foot (people, animals or vehicles)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-dd02b9d265b9912bd35dd9ab131fd65a-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\u0412\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0438        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-3\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-41613f16c2f93cd9aac49ba0a224fdb6-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\u041e\u043d\u0438 <strong>\u0432\u0435\u043b\u0438<\/strong> \u0433\u0440\u0443\u043f\u043f\u0443 \u0442\u0443\u0440\u0438\u0441\u0442\u043e\u0432 \u0447\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0437 \u043b\u0435\u0441 \u0438 \u043e\u0431\u0440\u0430\u0442\u043d\u043e \u043a \u043b\u0430\u0433\u0435\u0440\u044e.        <\/a>\n     <br \/>\n(They led a group of tourists through the forest and back to the camp.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-2\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-889d77b42028f595b01661ab0ed2b461-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\u0412\u043e\u0434\u0438\u0442\u044c        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-3\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-7bbf353093d27107fac5393dd7c16a0d-neural-Salli.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\u041f\u0430\u0441\u0442\u0443\u0445 <strong>\u0432\u043e\u0434\u0438\u0442<\/strong> \u0441\u0442\u0430\u0434\u043e \u043e\u0432\u0435\u0446 \u043d\u0430 \u043f\u0430\u0441\u0442\u0431\u0438\u0449\u0435.        <\/a>\n     <br \/>\n(The shepherd leads the flock of sheep to the pasture.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td rowspan=\"2\" class=\"column-1\">To drag, pull<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-938013d192b62ab06e8537b0fe111bbb-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\u0422\u0430\u0449\u0438\u0442\u044c        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-3\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-5a429781d27c62dc79db2ac04ca17dff-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\u041e\u043d <strong>\u0442\u0430\u0449\u0438\u043b<\/strong> \u0442\u044f\u0436\u0451\u043b\u0443\u044e \u043a\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0431\u043a\u0443 \u043f\u043e \u043f\u043e\u043b\u0443.        <\/a>\n     <br \/>\n(He dragged a heavy box across the floor.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<td class=\"column-2\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-f9561c140feb8b4377dc13d551a82baa-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\u0422\u0430\u0441\u043a\u0430\u0442\u044c        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-3\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-267125d9c75a6b8be84aed0850bec145-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\u042f <strong>\u0442\u0430\u0441\u043a\u0430\u043b<\/strong> \u044d\u0442\u0438 \u0441\u0443\u043c\u043a\u0438 \u0446\u0435\u043b\u044b\u0439 \u0434\u0435\u043d\u044c.        <\/a>\n    <br \/>\n(I've been dragging these bags around all day long).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-961313 from cache -->\n<h2>Perfective and Imperfective Verbs of Motion\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p>Russian verbs are either <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/russian\/russian-verb-conjugation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">perfective or imperfective<\/a>, and verbs of motion are no exception.<\/p>\n<p>But as you may have noticed, directionality takes on some of the meaning usually defined by perfectiveness. Up until now, we&#8217;ve only been dealing with the imperfective verbs. <strong>Perfective unidirectional<\/strong> verbs are generally used to describe the beginning of movement, whilst <strong>perfective multidirectional verbs<\/strong> usually refer to movement that was or will be happening for some time, often to underline the limits of that amount of time.<\/p>\n<h3>Perfective Verbs<\/h3>\n<p>Perfective verbs of motion are used to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>mark the start of an action<\/li>\n<li>show a change of action in progress or with the future perfective of another verb.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For instance:<\/p>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-881313\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-881313\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Russian<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">English<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-955927fd0137a733c6d9b9e873fae8c1-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\u041e\u043d\u0430 <strong>\u043f\u043e\u0448\u043b\u0430<\/strong> \u0432 \u043c\u0430\u0433\u0430\u0437\u0438\u043d \u043a\u0443\u043f\u0438\u0442\u044c \u043d\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0435 \u043f\u043b\u0430\u0442\u044c\u0435.        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">She has gone to the store to buy a new dress.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-96ea78121405127f4e425c656cac203e-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\u041d\u0430 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0448\u043b\u043e\u0439 \u043d\u0435\u0434\u0435\u043b\u0435 \u043e\u043d <strong>\u043f\u043e\u0435\u0445\u0430\u043b<\/strong> \u0432 \u042f\u043f\u043e\u043d\u0438\u044e.        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Last week he went to Japan.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-d85be50799974ab840075c8bd83db21e-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\u041c\u044b <strong>\u0433\u0443\u043b\u044f\u043b\u0438<\/strong> \u043f\u043e \u0433\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0434\u0443, \u043d\u043e <strong>\u043f\u043e\u0431\u0435\u0436\u0430\u043b\u0438<\/strong>, \u043f\u043e\u0442\u043e\u043c\u0443 \u0447\u0442\u043e \u043e\u043f\u0430\u0437\u0434\u044b\u0432\u0430\u043b\u0438 \u043d\u0430 \u0443\u0440\u043e\u043a.        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">We were walking around town, but began jogging because we were late for class.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-ab21a40294c81eb0c4c80bb4a892f949-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\u042f <strong>\u043f\u043e\u0439\u0434\u0443<\/strong> \u043f\u043e\u043e\u0431\u0435\u0434\u0430\u044e.        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">I\u2019ll go have some lunch.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-881313 from cache -->\n<p>An important thing to remember regarding verbs of motion and aspect is that both unidirectional and multidirectional verbs have a perfective aspect.<\/p>\n<p>For example:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u043b\u0435\u0442\u0435\u0442\u044c (imperfective) and \u043f\u043e\u043b\u0435\u0442\u0435\u0442\u044c (perfective) are unidirectional (a.k.a. concrete)<\/li>\n<li>\u043b\u0435\u0442\u0430\u0442\u044c (imperfective) and \u043f\u043e\u043b\u0435\u0442\u0430\u0442\u044c (perfective) are multidirectional (a.k.a. abstract)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Further, perfective verbs have only two tenses: past and future.<\/p>\n<h3>Imperfective Verbs<\/h3>\n<p>The imperfective aspect is used to showcase actions that are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>ongoing<\/li>\n<li>repeatable<\/li>\n<li>incomplete<\/li>\n<li>indicative of a length of time<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For example:<\/p>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-891313\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-891313\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Russian<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">English<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-e347f7d382d03d38099e560f9194b007-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\u041a\u0430\u0436\u0434\u044b\u0439 \u0434\u0435\u043d\u044c \u044f <strong>\u0445\u043e\u0436\u0443<\/strong> \u0432 \u0441\u043f\u043e\u0440\u0442\u0437\u0430\u043b.        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Every day I go to the gym.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-3292b68627b8b0bf527d839652076ba8-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\u042f <strong>\u0438\u0434\u0443<\/strong> \u0434\u043e\u043c\u043e\u0439.        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">I am going home.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-540362ca560c1faa5e5731bcab3517be-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\u041c\u044b <strong>\u043f\u043b\u0430\u0432\u0430\u043b\u0438<\/strong> \u0432 \u043e\u043a\u0435\u0430\u043d\u0435 \u0432\u0435\u0441\u044c \u0434\u0435\u043d\u044c.        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">We swam in the ocean all day.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-891313 from cache -->\n<p>Note that <strong>both unidirectional and multidirectional verbs utilize the imperfective aspect.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Prepositions and Russian Verbs of Motion<\/h2>\n<p>The method of movement will determine both which verb you use and which preposition accompanies it.<\/p>\n<p>Here are the most common prepositions that accompany Russian verbs of motion:<\/p>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-901313\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-901313\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Russian<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">English<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">\u041a<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">to, toward<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">\u0412<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">into, in, to<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-2b7c9948f5ea4ba58f00eac0ec93248a-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\u041d\u0430        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">onto, on, to<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-5a7df4f6acce8fffe1ae9b6b632094f0-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\u0418\u0437        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">from, out of<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-996b125bc9bba860718d999df2ecc61d-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\u041e\u0442        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">from, away from<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-7a1a1690743a1012e9f48bad432c642b-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\u041f\u043e        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">along, on, through<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-1346cca9a4b9dba0e4683e682565dc93-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\u0417\u0430        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">behind, after, for<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-c9c5f4aa458e082c004126db365949df-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\u041f\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0434        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">in front of, before<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-5a98d59584512d0570a19f724388bac7-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\u041f\u043e\u0434        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">under, below, to<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-11\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">\u0421<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">with, from<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-12\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-91a8fb6ab2c5ad71cb08d9b07a7ece51-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\u0412\u043e\u043a\u0440\u0443\u0433        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">around<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-13\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-1c40e05e54aa34e9ec77be670d89c8ac-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\u0412\u043d\u0443\u0442\u0440\u0438        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">inside, within<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-14\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-b30589ea53eacc3ea3df7d967a2dfe05-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\u0421\u043a\u0432\u043e\u0437\u044c        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">through<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-15\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-2471a67d13170130547f08e14b863e7b-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\u041c\u0435\u0436\u0434\u0443        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">between<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-16\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-3506f961cd2f9bdd93d0a17ca7e829bd-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\u041d\u0430\u043f\u0440\u043e\u0442\u0438\u0432        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">opposite (as in \"across the road from\")<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-17\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-22f9d1b4e33d28cbc2e2c1dafe6d3d91-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\u041e\u043a\u043e\u043b\u043e        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">near<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-901313 from cache -->\n<p>Note that the preposition &#8220;\u0423&#8221; is not used with verbs of movement. It&#8217;s about the present location (&#8220;I&#8217;m near X&#8221;). The only way to indicate movement using this preposition is not through a verb, but through a past or future tense (&#8220;I will be near X,&#8221; &#8220;I was near X&#8221;). In other words, it&#8217;s a hint at movement.<\/p>\n<p>Take these sentences, for example:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">\u042f \u0431\u0443\u0434\u0443 <strong>\u0443<\/strong> \u0442\u0432\u043e\u0435\u0433\u043e \u043e\u0444\u0438\u0441\u0430 \u0447\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0437 \u0447\u0430\u0441. (I will be near your office in an hour.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">\u041e\u043d\u0438 \u0431\u044b\u043b\u0438 <strong>\u0443<\/strong> \u043f\u0430\u043c\u044f\u0442\u043d\u0438\u043a\u0430, \u043a\u043e\u0433\u0434\u0430 \u043e\u043d\u0438 \u043c\u043d\u0435 \u043f\u043e\u0437\u0432\u043e\u043d\u0438\u043b\u0438. (They were near the monument when they called me.)<\/p>\n<h2>Prefixes for Russian Verbs of Motion<\/h2>\n<p>As with other Russian verbs, verbs of motion use prefixes to add meaning and context to them.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the most common prefixes used with Russian verbs of motion include:<\/p>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-971313\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-971313\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Russian Prefixes Used with Verbs of Motion<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">English Translation<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">Examples<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">\u041f\u043e-<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">A perfective verb marker<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-bf29d6d3f8674fa059c9ffd5b02bfa2f-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\"><strong>\u041f\u043e<\/strong>\u0435\u0445\u0430\u0442\u044c \u0432 \u0433\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0434        <\/a>\n    <br \/>\n(To drive to the city)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">\u0412\u044b-<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Out, forth<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-9634c62433e6f0ac32d4c1f993504a6e-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\"><strong>\u0412\u044b<\/strong>\u0431\u0435\u0436\u0430\u0442\u044c \u0438\u0437 \u0434\u043e\u043c\u0430        <\/a>\n    <br \/>\n(To run out of the house)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">\u0412-<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Into<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-2db12b000d9cac1287a6d8847e9e737b-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\"><strong>\u0412<\/strong>\u043b\u0435\u0442\u0435\u0442\u044c \u0432 \u043e\u043a\u0435\u0430\u043d        <\/a>\n    <br \/>\n(To fly into the ocean)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">\u041f\u0440\u0438-<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Toward, to<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><strong>\u041f\u0440\u0438<\/strong>\u043f\u043b\u044b\u0442\u044c \u043a \u043f\u0438\u0440\u0441\u0443<br \/>\n(To sail toward the pier)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">\u0423-<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Away, off<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-3c42ccce4d556a2d3dcb7e39294aa503-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\"><strong>\u0423<\/strong>\u0431\u0435\u0436\u0430\u0442\u044c \u043e\u0442 \u043e\u043f\u0430\u0441\u043d\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438        <\/a>\n    <br \/>\n(To run away from danger)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">\u041e\u0442-<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Away from<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-9bf0232b6636710e6c520728a1944012-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\"><strong>\u041e\u0442<\/strong>\u0445\u043e\u0434\u0438\u0442\u044c \u043e\u0442 \u0441\u0442\u043e\u043b\u0430        <\/a>\n    <br \/>\n(To step away from the table)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">\u041f\u043e\u0434-<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Under, beneath<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-d21f3162f50ca8bdd5440efef4cc5dab-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\"><strong>\u041f\u043e\u0434<\/strong>\u043f\u043b\u044b\u0442\u044c \u043f\u043e\u0434 \u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442        <\/a>\n    <br \/>\n(To swim under the bridge)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">\u0417\u0430-<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Behind, after <\/td><td class=\"column-3\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-1b395b1436afa11465d359845278509c-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\"><strong>\u0417\u0430<\/strong>\u0439\u0442\u0438 \u0437\u0430 \u0434\u043e\u043c        <\/a>\n    <br \/>\n(Walk behind the house)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">\u041f\u0435\u0440\u0435-<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Across, over<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-61b2f8953f178aa344fc44debec02975-standard-Tatyana.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\"><strong>\u041f\u0435\u0440\u0435<\/strong>\u0441\u0435\u0447\u044c \u0440\u0435\u043a\u0443        <\/a>\n    <br \/>\n(To cross over the river)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-11\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">\u041d\u0430-<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Into, onto<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">        <a 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If so, check your skills using this <a href=\"http:\/\/masterrussian.com\/tests\/17-verbs-of-motion.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">online proficiency test<\/a>. There are many <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/russian\/russian-grammar-exercises\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">resources that can help you with that<\/a>, but we recommend <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Russian-Motion-Intermediate-Students-Language\/dp\/0300064136?tag=fluentu-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">this handbook from Yale<\/a> that focuses specifically on this tricky subject.<\/p>\n<p>With these verbs of motion in your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/russian\/basic-russian-words\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Russian vocabulary<\/a>, your language skills can keep on moving forward!<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:7103,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;4&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:14281427},&quot;5&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:[{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;5&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:12829895}},{&quot;1&quot;:0,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;3&quot;:3},{&quot;1&quot;:1,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;4&quot;:1}]},&quot;6&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:[{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;5&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:12829895}},{&quot;1&quot;:0,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;3&quot;:3},{&quot;1&quot;:1,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;4&quot;:1}]},&quot;7&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:[{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;5&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:12829895}},{&quot;1&quot;:0,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;3&quot;:3},{&quot;1&quot;:1,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;4&quot;:1}]},&quot;8&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:[{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;5&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:12829895}},{&quot;1&quot;:0,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;3&quot;:3},{&quot;1&quot;:1,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;4&quot;:1}]},&quot;10&quot;:0,&quot;11&quot;:4,&quot;12&quot;:0,&quot;14&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:5265246},&quot;15&quot;:&quot;inherit&quot;}\"><h2>And One More Thing...<\/h2>\r\n<p>\r\nIf you love learning Russian and want to immerse yourself with authentic materials from Russia, then I should also tell you <strong><a data-bid=\"1\" data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/try\/april-sale-3331\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> more about FluentU<\/a>.<\/strong>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\nFluentU naturally and gradually eases you into learning the Russian language and culture. 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Just a quick look will give you an idea of the variety of Russian-language content available on FluentU:\r\n<\/p>\r\n<a data-bid=\"1\" data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/try\/april-sale-3331\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2580\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/site\/\/2\/Russian-5.png\" alt=\"learn-russian-with-authentic-russian-videos\" width=\"307\" height=\"546\" \/><\/a>\r\n<p>\r\n<strong>\r\nFluentU makes these native Russian videos approachable through interactive transcripts.<\/strong> Tap on any word to look it up instantly.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<a data-bid=\"1\" data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/try\/april-sale-3331\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2736\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/site\/\/2\/Russian-2.png\" alt=\"learn-russian-with-subtitled-videos\" width=\"307\" height=\"546\" \/><\/a>\r\n<p>\r\nAccess a complete interactive transcript of every video under the <strong>Dialogue<\/strong> tab. Easily review words and phrases with audio under <strong>Vocab<\/strong>.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<a data-bid=\"1\" data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/try\/april-sale-3331\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2582\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/site\/\/2\/Russian-6.jpg\" alt=\"learn-conversational-russian-with-dialogue\" width=\"307\" height=\"546\" \/><\/a>\r\n<p>\r\nAll definitions have multiple examples, and they're written for Russian learners like you. Tap to add words you'd like to review to a vocab list.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\nAnd FluentU has a learn mode which turns every video into a language learning lesson. You can always swipe left or right to see more examples.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<a data-bid=\"1\" data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/try\/april-sale-3331\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2583\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/site\/\/2\/Russian-7.png\" alt=\"practice-russian-with-adaptive-quizzes\" width=\"307\" height=\"546\" \/><\/a>\r\n<p>\r\nThe best part? FluentU keeps track of your vocabulary, and gives you extra practice with difficult words. It'll even remind you when it\u2019s time to review what you\u2019ve learned.<strong> You'll have a 100% personalized experience. <\/strong>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\nStart using the FluentU website on your computer or tablet or, better yet, download the FluentU app from the iTunes or Google Play store. <a data-bid=\"1\" data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/try\/april-sale-3331\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to take advantage of our current sale! (Expires at the end of this month.)<\/a>\r\n<\/p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Russian verbs of motion indicate movement from one place to another, just like the English &#8220;go,&#8221; &#8220;walk,&#8221; &#8220;run&#8221; and so forth. 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