Я гуляю во дворе.

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Breakdown of Я гуляю во дворе.

• гулять: to walk
• двор: the yard
• во: in

Questions & Answers about Я гуляю во дворе.

Why does the sentence use гуляю and not something like иду or хожу?

Russian has several verbs related to “walking”:

• гулять – to walk around, stroll, hang out, be outside for leisure
  
  • Я гуляю во дворе. = I’m just spending time walking around / hanging out in the yard.
• идти – to go (on foot), moving in one direction right now
  
  • Я иду во двор. = I’m going (heading) to the yard.
• ходить – to go (on foot) habitually or back and forth
  
  • Я хожу во двор. = I (regularly) go to the yard.

So гуляю emphasizes a relaxed, aimless or leisure walk, not the idea of “going somewhere” as a destination.

What is the infinitive form of гуляю, and what kind of verb is it?