Thread: Разные вопросы по глаголам (by tiudavidharris

I am wondering if i have the correct idea about my sentences.

1) Does the following sentence express i am running down by stairs?
'я сбегаю по ступенькам'
or must i say
'я сбегаю вниз по ступенькам'


2) These mean 'I am going down' but do not say 'how I am going down'. Meaning I can go down by stairs or elevator? Am i Right?
'я сбегаю вниз'
'я бегаю вниз'
я спускаюсь вниз
я хожу вниз

3) Also how do i say 'i am going down by elevator'?
я спускаюсь на лифте
я съезжаю на лифте
я спускаюсь вниз на лифте
я съезжаю вниз на лифте

1) Both are correct



2) Сбегаю and схожу have only meaning "on foot". Спускаюсь is process of losing height in any way: elevator, diving, parachuting etc.


3) All 4 sound normal to me
я спускаюсь на лифте is the best

1) They do. However, you may just use "бегу вниз по ступенькам", and it would be more natural
2) "Я бегаю вниз" and "Я хожу вниз" are different. Certainly, they do mean that you go/run down. But they are for REPEATED action, like "I often run down there" or "I always go down to the ground floor to get some coffee". Use a one-directional verb for one-time action in a specific direction.
3) "Я съезжаю на лифте" and "Я съезжаю вниз на лифте" are extremely weird, though grammatically correct and somewhat understandable. Don't use it. The verb "съезжать" is never used for elevators. Use it for vehicles going down or going away from some place (from the highway, from the road or from the place the car was standing on).
It is also used for people: when you are moving to a new place (i.e. to live there), you use "переезжать" to describe a process in general, or you may use "съезжать" to say you are moving "away" from the place you are currently living in:
"Мы скоро съезжаем с квартиры на Балаклавском."

so is it correct to say <<я иду вниз по лестнице.>> ?

Originally Posted by tiudavidharris

so is it correct to say <<я иду вниз по лестнице.>> ?

It is. Note, though, that it means "I am walking downstairs", "I am currently at the stairs, going down". It makes sense in some contexts, it doesn't add up in some others. For example, imagine you are in a large railway station where you are supposed to meet your friend. The friend doesn't seem to be there, so you make a call and ask "Where are you?". Then the answer "Ты в главном зале? Я иду вниз по лестнице" is logical and quite natural (i.e. "look at the main staircase. I'm right there, walking down").

However, usually it isn't important and we don't even remember walking downstairs to exit the building/ going upstair to the office. You mostly just use "спускаться"/"подниматься" without mentioning the stairs/elevators, let alone "иду вверх"/"иду вниз".

Yes, it is correct!