Thread: Hopefully this will help...

Hello Fellow Earthlings:

I realize how confusing motion verbs can be to a non-native Russian speaker. And I realize that the most confusing part is learning when to use which form of the verb (such as multi-directional, uni-directional, imperfective, perfective ). Well luckily, I have found a great source of information, and have compiled it into a table. Please let me know if this helps you. Have fun, and good luck! ( I only used the verbs идти/ходить and ехать/ездить for now, because I just want to see how well this goes over before I compile another table with all the other verbs of motion.)



****Note: I find more often than not, that people will use uni-directional present when they are talking about when they are going. (сегодня вечером, я иду в кино. ) But when they are just going in general, I think its safe to use the other way (я пойду в кино)

And please note also, that I did not put when to use шёл/ехал. This is usually used when you are on your way somewhere, and something else happens. (он шёл в библиотеку, когда начался дождь) You also use it when describing how they did something (он медленно шёл в библиотеку.)

Well I hope this helps in some small way at least.

If you like it, please let me know.

You remind me of Jasper.

I see no table, though.

Sorry for the delay...had a bit of trouble with the table....stupid GIF's....anyway here it is

Cool!

I like it.

nice!!!

i think you can say:
i hoshu idti: i want to keep walking.
i ne hoshu poidti: i don't want to keep walking.

correct me if i'm wrong.

saibot wrote:

And please note also, that I did not put when to use шёл/ехал. This is usually used when you are on your way somewhere, and something else happens. (он шёл в библиотеку, когда начался дождь) You also use it when describing how they did something (он медленно шёл в библиотеку.)

that is the imperfect indicative, plain and simple, like he was walking.

if you are walking and someone wants to stop..cant you just say...

хочу дальше или поехали дальше?


i may be wrong...but im sure you were right too..there are always exceptions to the rules

Originally Posted by saibot

if you are walking and someone wants to stop..cant you just say...

хочу дальше или поехали дальше?


i may be wrong...but im sure you were right too..there are always exceptions to the rules

If you are walking it is not поехали, it is пойдём дальше.

hehe