Breakdown of Гид водит туристов на экскурсии каждый день.
день
day
на
on, at / by (transport) / to (a place) / to (in answer to)
турист
tourist
каждый
every
гид
guide
водить
to take/lead (someone) somewhere
экскурсия
excursion
Questions & Answers about Гид водит туристов на экскурсии каждый день.
Why do we use водит here instead of ведёт?
The verb водить (to take/lead a person by foot) is a multidirectional verb of motion. Because the guide takes the tourists каждый день (every day), it is a repeated, habitual action. If they were walking there right now in a single, one-way trip, we would use the unidirectional verb ведёт instead.
Why does туристов end in -ов? Isn't it the direct object?
Yes, it is the direct object, which means it needs to be in the accusative case. However, for animate nouns (living people or animals) in the plural, the accusative case uses the exact same endings as the genitive case. So, the plural туристы becomes туристов.
Why do we use на instead of в for going on a tour?
In Russian, we use the preposition на for attending events or activities (like a tour, a concert, or a work shift), whereas в is mostly used for entering physical buildings or enclosed spaces. Since a tour is an activity, it takes на plus the accusative case (на экскурсии) to show the destination of the motion.
Is каждый день in the nominative case here?
It looks like it, but it is actually in the accusative case! Time phrases that express how often something happens (like 'every day' or 'every week') must be in the accusative case. Because день is a masculine, inanimate noun, its accusative form is identical to its nominative form.
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