Breakdown of Завтра утром я пойду в лагерь пешком.
я
I
утром
in the morning
в
in / to (direction)
пешком
on foot
Questions & Answers about Завтра утром я пойду в лагерь пешком.
Why use пойду instead of буду идти or иду for the future?
пойду is the perfective form of идти (to go on foot). Adding the prefix по- to a verb of motion focuses on the start of a journey or setting off. Because it is a perfective verb, conjugating it like a present-tense verb automatically gives it a future meaning: 'I will go'.
Why is it утром and not just утро?
To say when something happens during a specific part of the day, Russian uses the instrumental case. So the noun утро (morning) becomes the adverb утром (in the morning).
Why doesn't лагерь change its ending after the preposition в?
The preposition в takes the accusative case here because it shows direction towards a destination. лагерь is an inanimate masculine noun. For inanimate masculine nouns, the accusative form is exactly the same as the dictionary form, even when it ends in a soft sign.
Doesn't пойду already mean going on foot? Why add пешком?
Yes, пойти generally means going on foot. However, adding пешком is very common when you want to emphasize that you are walking rather than taking transport. It makes it clear that you specifically mean 'I will walk there' instead of someone assuming you might get a ride.