Breakdown of Сейчас я иду туда, но обычно туда не хожу.
не
not
я
I
сейчас
now
обычно
usually
идти
to go (on foot) / to proceed, go (of a process)
но
but
ходить
to walk, go on foot (multidirectional)
туда
there (destination)
Questions & Answers about Сейчас я иду туда, но обычно туда не хожу.
Why do we use иду in the first half and хожу in the second half?
This shows the exact difference between unidirectional and multidirectional verbs! иду (from идти) means you are making a single trip in one direction right now, which is why it is paired with сейчас (now). хожу (from ходить) is used for regular, repeated, or round-trip journeys, which pairs perfectly with обычно (usually).
Why does the sentence use туда instead of там?
Russian has different words for location and direction. You use там when someone or something is already physically located in a place. You use туда when there is motion towards a destination. Because you are traveling to a place here, you must use the directional word туда.
Why is there no я before не хожу?
Russian speakers often drop pronouns like я (I) to sound more natural when it is already obvious who is doing the action. We already established я in the first part of the sentence, and the -у ending on хожу tells us it is the "I" form anyway.
Why does хожу have a ж when the dictionary form is ходить?
The verb ходить has a consonant mutation in the "I" form. The д changes to ж, making it я хожу. The other forms keep the д, like in ты ходишь (you go) or он ходит (he goes). This is a common pattern you will see in many Russian verbs.
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