Thread: Which case would this be in...

Originally Posted by ThunderN

no, Своим ходом means you got somewhere without any help, you can get there by car by bus etc and you can say Своим ходом

Not always. "Своим ходом" also means "пешим ходом". It's permissible.

пешком = on foot

All the references I have got place the instrumental firmly in first place when describing mode of transport/locomotion. I have always used it when visiting Russia and have never been corrected. So: пешком, верхом, морем, сухим путем и тоже автобусом, самолетом, поездом итд. I feel the use of the prepositional, preceded by на/в, would carry a very much more specific meaning where location in or on a mode of transport is important. Anyone care to comment?

Originally Posted by wizjer

Not always. "Своим ходом" also means "пешим ходом". It's permissible.

its never "permissible", whoa what a load of dump did u use? feeh

Yes, in colloquial speech you can use "Я еду машиной" , which is in instrumental case.

Originally Posted by Russian

Yes, in colloquial speech you can use "Я еду машиной" , which is in instrumental case.

man u r a gangsta! u ain russian u kiddin us they DONT use Я еду машиной, whatcha talkin about?

Has anyone mentioned bicycles yet? ездить на велосипеде

Originally Posted by Seraph

Has anyone mentioned bicycles yet? ездить на велосипеде

Или велосипедом. На работу я еду велосипедом, мотоциклом, мотороллером. Но, я люблю кататься на велосипеде, на мотоцикле, на мотороллере.
На работу я еду своей машиной или иногда с сотрудником на его машине.

Originally Posted by ThunderN

man u r a gangsta! u ain russian u kiddin us they DONT use Я еду машиной, whatcha talkin about?

I am Russian. And if you use this kind of construction there's nothing wrong about it, I tell ya. Astonished? Again, the point is the context. In ads, particularly - the shorter the better, getting rid of prepositions. Google search, the first link. Еду машиной до Западной Украины-ищу попутчиков |
Military stories come to mind - Едем машиной до Москвы!
As to the bikes (велосипед, мотоцикл), theoretically possible as well (since Russian is an inflected language). Maybe less used in speech and more clumsy than машиной, though. Don't provoke me here! He-he. Perhaps because they're two-wheeled types of transportation. Well, sometimes it's kinda using defective (insufficient) Russian verbs, when theoretically they have some of their weird form but it's hardly ever used in real speech (one of them is пис́ать, and we never use its clumsy adverbial participle form пиша, but it's possible). The thing is to feel the language.
So, don't be afraid of making mistakes. You'll be understood anyway, I guess. It's like in English, what the heck do I hear 'there is' instead of 'there are', 'was' instead of 'were', etc.
Peculiarities of colloquial speech often not explained in grammar books.

Originally Posted by Russian

I am Russian. And if you use this kind of construction there's nothing wrong about it, I tell ya. Astonished? Again, the point is the context. In ads, particularly - the shorter the better, getting rid of prepositions. Google search, the first link. Еду машиной до Западной Украины-ищу попутчиков |
Military stories come to mind - Едем машиной до Москвы!
As to the bikes (велосипед, мотоцикл), theoretically possible as well (since Russian is an inflected language). Maybe less used in speech and more clumsy than машиной, though. Don't provoke me here! He-he. Perhaps because they're two-wheeled types of transportation. Well, sometimes it's kinda using defective (insufficient) Russian verbs, when theoretically they have some of their weird form but it's hardly ever used in real speech (one of them is пис́ать, and we never use its clumsy adverbial participle form пиша, but it's possible). The thing is to feel the language.
So, don't be afraid of making mistakes. You'll be understood anyway, I guess. It's like in English, what the heck do I hear 'there is' instead of 'there are', 'was' instead of 'were', etc.
Peculiarities of colloquial speech often not explained in grammar books.

ya no, i got russian boys an girls in mah hood they told me about that stuff. so u r kidding, really.
but anyway ai an ai asked them abawt the stuff. did done. k, they told meh - ya guy u better naht to say "Еду машиной", ya betta go duck yourself. ok? ya no breda i gotta feelin u gotta listen 2 these them surroundin ya but notta tell me Я еду машиной, im lold

Easy breda!

Originally Posted by ThunderN

ya no, i got russian boys an girls in mah hood they told me about that stuff. so u r kidding, really.
but anyway ai an ai asked them abawt the stuff. did done. k, they told meh - ya guy u better naht to say "Еду машиной", ya betta go duck yourself. ok? ya no breda i gotta feelin u gotta listen 2 these them surroundin ya but notta tell me Я еду машиной, im lold

Easy breda!

Could you please start using regular English? Whatever language you are currently using here is not acceptable on this forum. I will have to delete your similar posts from now on.

Originally Posted by Lampada

Could you please start using regular English? Whatever language you are currently using here is not acceptable on this forum. I will have to delete your similar posts from now on.

lol. why?

Because no one understands you.

Originally Posted by Lampada

Или велосипедом. На работу я еду велосипедом, мотоциклом, мотороллером. Но, я люблю кататься на велосипеде, на мотоцикле, на мотороллере.
На работу я еду своей машиной или иногда с сотрудником на его машине.

Thank you very much, Lampada! I appreciate all the corrections and help from you and everyone. Best site for learning Russian!

Resume: when one speaks about transport it is recommended to use "на"+Prepositional: "ехать на автобусе", because it is safe in any situation. Sometimes Instrumental "ехать автобусом" is also possible but even native speakers can not agree when it sounds natural and when it does not.

Говорите на поезде, на машине,на велосипеде,на пароходе etc - и не ошибетесь

Исключение: пешком (в контексте может быть и другие исключения,которые мне сейчас не при ходят в голову )

Это я говорю россиянин =)

Originally Posted by Marcus

Because no one understands you.

cant see any rule that could state that.

Originally Posted by ThunderN

cant see any rule that could state that.

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