Я несу соседке клубнику, а она даёт нам свою малину, и так мы часто помогаем друг другу.

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Breakdown of Я несу соседке клубнику, а она даёт нам свою малину, и так мы часто помогаем друг другу.

• и: and
• часто: often
• мы: we

Questions & Answers about Я несу соседке клубнику, а она даёт нам свою малину, и так мы часто помогаем друг другу.

Why is it несу, not ношу?

Both come from the verb pair нести / носить, which both relate to carrying, but they are used differently.

• нести → carrying something in one specific direction, right now or on a particular trip
• носить → carrying in general, repeatedly, or back and forth

So in Я несу соседке клубнику, the speaker means something like I’m taking/carrying strawberries to the neighbor on this occasion. That is why несу is used.

Compare:

• Я несу сумку домой. = I’m carrying the bag home.
• Я ношу сумку на работу каждый день. = I carry a bag to work every day.

Why is соседке in this form?

Соседке is the dative singular of соседка.

The dative case is often used for the recipient of something — the person to whom something is given, brought, shown, etc.

Here:

• Я несу соседке клубнику = I’m bringing strawberries to the neighbor

So:

• nominative: соседка = neighbor
• dative: соседке = to the neighbor

If it were a male neighbor, you would get:

• соседу = to the male neighbor