Breakdown of Троллейбус идёт в центр.
в
in / to (direction)
центр
center
идти
to go (on foot) / to proceed, go (of a process)
троллейбус
trolleybus
Questions & Answers about Троллейбус идёт в центр.
Why does the sentence use идёт (walks/goes on foot) for a vehicle?
In Russian, scheduled public transport like a bus, train, or trolleybus uses the verb идти (to go on foot) to describe its regular route or movement. It is similar to saying a bus is "running" in English.
Why is it в центр instead of в центре?
Because the trolleybus is moving towards a destination. To show motion to a place, we use the preposition в with the Accusative case. You would use в центре (the Prepositional case) only to say where something is already located, like "The shop is in the centre."
If центр is the destination (Accusative case), why didn't its ending change?
Because центр is a masculine inanimate noun, meaning it is not a living person or animal. In Russian, masculine inanimate nouns do not change their endings in the Accusative case; they look exactly the same as they do in the Nominative (subject) case.