Questions & Answers about По выходным я люблю вставать поздно.
Why is the sentence using по выходным?
По выходным is a very common Russian way to say on weekends in the sense of a repeated habit.
The pattern is:
по + dative plural = on / during / every when talking about recurring times
Similar examples:
- по утрам = in the mornings
- по вечерам = in the evenings
- по субботам = on Saturdays
So По выходным я люблю вставать поздно means that this is something the speaker generally likes to do on weekends, not just once.
Why is the form выходным used, not выходные?
Because after по in this kind of time expression, Russian uses the dative plural.
The base form is выходные (weekend days / days off), but after по it changes to выходным.
So:
- выходные = weekends / days off
- по выходным = on weekends
This is a grammar pattern, not a random form.
Is выходные an adjective or a noun?