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Verbs of Motion

Unidirectional vs multidirectional; foot vs vehicle

Motion verbs split: unidirectional vs multidirectional

идти (going now) vs ходить (goes regularly).

📊 Verbs of motion
On foot By vehicle Sense
идти ехать going now (one direction)
ходить ездить going habitually / round trips
пошёл поехал set off (perfective)
💬 Examples
Я иду в школу.
Ya idu v shkolu.
I'm going to school (now).
📝 идти = one specific trip
Я хожу в школу.
Ya khozhu v shkolu.
I go to school (regularly).
📝 ходить = habitual / repeated
On foot vs by vehicle

идти/ходить (walk) vs ехать/ездить (ride/drive).

💬 Examples
Я еду в Москву.
Ya yedu v Moskvu.
I'm going (by transport) to Moscow.
📝 ехать = by vehicle
Я езжу на работу на метро.
Ya yezzhu na rabotu na metro.
I commute to work by metro.
📝 ездить = habitual, by vehicle
Prefixes build directional perfectives

прийти (arrive), уйти (leave), пойти (set off).

💬 Examples
Я пришёл домой.
Ya prishyol domoy.
I arrived home. (m)
📝 при- = arrival
Она ушла.
Ona ushla.
She left. (f)
📝 у- = departure (уйти)