По утрам я делаю зарядку в парке.

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Breakdown of По утрам я делаю зарядку в парке.

• парк: the park
• в: in
• утро: the morning

Questions & Answers about По утрам я делаю зарядку в парке.

What does по утрам literally mean, and why is it used here?

По утрам literally means “in/on the mornings” and is best translated as “in the mornings” or “on mornings (in general)”.

It describes a regular, repeated action that happens on mornings as a habit. In this sentence it sets the time frame: “In the mornings, I do exercises in the park.”

Why is утрам in the plural and not singular like утром?

• Утро = “morning” (singular).
• Утрам is the dative plural of утро and literally means “to/for mornings”.

In Russian, when you talk about things that happen regularly on certain days or times, you often use по + dative plural:

• по утрам – in the mornings (habitually)
• по вечерам – in the evenings
• по выходным – on weekends

So утрам is plural because you mean all mornings in general, not just one specific morning.

What case is утрам, and why does по use that case here?