Learn Hardcore Russian: По вечерам мы часто идём через мостик, потому что там тише, чем у дороги. - In the evenings we often go across the footbridge because it is quieter there than by the road.

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По вечерам мы часто идём через мостик, потому что там тише, чем у дороги.

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In the evenings we often go across the footbridge because it is quieter there than by the road.

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Breakdown of По вечерам мы часто идём через мостик, потому что там тише, чем у дороги.

What does по вечерам mean, and why is it in that form?

По вечерам means in the evenings or in the evening time, regularly.

This is a very common Russian pattern:

по + dative plural for repeated times
for example:
- по утрам = in the mornings
- по ночам = at night / at nights
- по выходным = on weekends

So вечерам is the dative plural of вечер. The whole phrase suggests a habitual time: not one specific evening, but evenings in general.

Why does the sentence use идём instead of ходим if it says often?