Learn Hardcore Russian: Я хожу в большой парк весной.

“Хожу” is the first-person singular form of the verb “ходить,” which is an imperfective verb used to express habitual or repeated movement. It indicates that the speaker regularly goes to the park, as opposed to “иду,” which would be used to describe a one-time, currently ongoing act of going.

Why is the preposition “в” used before “большой парк,” and what case is being used for “парк”?

The preposition “в” indicates direction—“to” a place—and in Russian, when it expresses movement, it requires the noun to be in the accusative case. In this sentence, “парк” is in the accusative; however, because it is an inanimate masculine noun, its accusative form is identical to its nominative form.

How does the adjective “большой” agree with the noun “парк”?

In Russian, adjectives must agree with the noun they describe in gender, number, and case. Here, “парк” is a masculine singular noun in the accusative case (which, for inanimate nouns like “парк,” looks the same as the nominative). Therefore, “большой” appears in the form appropriate for a masculine singular noun in that case, meaning “big.”

What is the meaning and grammatical function of “весной” in this sentence?

“Весной” means “in spring” and functions as an adverbial modifier of time, specifying when the action happens. It is formed from the noun “весна” (spring) using a form commonly employed to indicate seasons—often resembling the instrumental case. This construction is part of Russian convention for expressing time with seasons.

Is it necessary to include the subject pronoun “Я” when the verb ending already indicates the subject?