Breakdown of Мы ездим в горы летом.
мы
we
в
in / to (direction)
ездить
to ride, go by vehicle (multidirectional)
летом
in summer
гора
mountain
Questions & Answers about Мы ездим в горы летом.
Why do we use ездим instead of ходим?
Ходить means to go on foot, while ездить means to go by some form of transport (like a car or train). Since traveling to the mountains requires transport, we use ездим (we go by vehicle).
Both ездим and едем mean going by vehicle. Why use ездим here?
Едем is a one-way verb used when you are on your way to a single destination right now. Ездим is a multidirectional verb used for regular, repeated trips. Because we are talking about a habit (going every summer), we use the repeating verb ездим.
Why is the phrase в горы instead of в горах?
When you are talking about motion towards a destination (going to the mountains), Russian uses the preposition в plus the Accusative case. Горы is the Accusative plural. If you were already located in the mountains, you would use the Prepositional case: в горах.
Why does the word for summer (лето) end in -ом here?
To say that something happens in a particular season, Russian does not use a preposition like in English. Instead, it changes the noun into the Instrumental case. The word лето (summer) becomes летом to mean in the summer.
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