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Зимой мой муж уезжает затемно, а я стараюсь хотя бы по выходным гулять засветло.
Meaning
In winter my husband leaves before dawn, and I try at least on weekends to walk while it is still light.
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Breakdown of Зимой мой муж уезжает затемно, а я стараюсь хотя бы по выходным гулять засветло.
я
I
мой
my
гулять
to walk
стараться
to try
Questions & Answers about Зимой мой муж уезжает затемно, а я стараюсь хотя бы по выходным гулять засветло.
Why is зимой not preceded by a preposition like в?
Because Russian often uses the instrumental case by itself to express seasons and some time words adverbially.
So:
- зимой = in winter
- летом = in summer
- весной = in spring
- осенью = in autumn
The base noun is зима, and зимой is its instrumental singular form. In this use, it functions almost like an adverb.
Why is уезжает in the present tense?
Russian uses the present tense of imperfective verbs for habitual or repeated actions.
So мой муж уезжает затемно does not mean he is leaving right now. It means something like:
- he usually leaves while it is still dark
- this is his regular winter habit
This is very common in Russian:
- По утрам он пьёт кофе = He drinks coffee in the mornings
- Зимой мы рано ложимся спать = In winter we go to bed early
Why is it уезжает and not уходит?