По утрам я одеваюсь быстро.

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Breakdown of По утрам я одеваюсь быстро.

• быстро: quickly
• по утрам: in the mornings
• одеваться: to get dressed

Questions & Answers about По утрам я одеваюсь быстро.

What does по утрам mean in this sentence?

По утрам is a temporal expression meaning “in the mornings,” used to indicate that the action happens habitually each morning.

Why is утра in the form утрам here?

When you use по to express repeated times (“each,” “every”), the noun takes the dative plural. Утро (neuter noun) in dative plural becomes утрам.

Which case does the preposition по govern in this context?

In temporal expressions like this, по governs the dative case, plural. Hence по утрам (“on the mornings”).

Why is the verb одеваться reflexive here?

The suffix -ся makes одеваться mean “to dress oneself” (i.e. “to get dressed”). Without -ся (одевать), it would mean “to dress someone (else).”

What’s the difference between одеть and одеваться?