Breakdown of В выходные мы хотим идти в парк.
парк
park
мы
we
хотеть
to want
идти
to go (on foot) / to proceed, go (of a process)
в
on / during (a time period)
выходные
weekend
Questions & Answers about В выходные мы хотим идти в парк.
Why do we use the dictionary form идти after хотим?
This is the rule for modal verbs like хотеть (to want). You conjugate the first verb to match the subject (мы хотим meaning we want), and leave the second verb in its dictionary form, or infinitive (идти meaning to go). This is very similar to how it works in English!
Is хотеть a regular verb?
Not quite! It has a unique pattern. In the singular forms (I, you, he/she), it uses endings with the letter 'е' (like ты хочешь). But in the plural (we, you, they), it switches to endings with 'и'. That is why we use хотим here to match мы (we).
Why does the sentence start with в выходные? Doesn't в usually mean 'in'?
While в often means 'in' or 'into', Russian also uses it to mean 'on' when talking about days of the week or the weekend. So, в выходные is the standard way to say 'on the weekend'.
Why is it в парк instead of the prepositional case?
Because this sentence is about motion towards a destination. When you talk about going to a place, you use в plus the accusative case. Since парк is a non-living masculine noun, its accusative form looks exactly the same as its basic dictionary form.
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