Breakdown of Он часто водит экскурсии в эту крепость.
он
he / it (for a masculine noun) / it (for a neuter noun)
этот
this [f: эта, n: это]
часто
often
в
in / to (direction)
водить
to take/lead (someone) somewhere
экскурсия
excursion
крепость
fortress
Questions & Answers about Он часто водит экскурсии в эту крепость.
Why does this sentence use водит instead of ведёт?
Водить is the multidirectional verb for 'to lead' or 'to take (on foot)'. Because the sentence includes the word часто (often), it describes a repeated, habitual action rather than a single trip happening right now in one direction. Therefore, we use водит.
What case is экскурсии here?
It is in the Accusative case (plural). As a transitive verb, водит takes a direct object—the thing or people being led. Since экскурсия ends in -я, its plural form takes -и. Because it is inanimate, the Accusative plural looks exactly the same as the Nominative plural.
Why do we say в эту крепость instead of using the Prepositional case?
Because there is motion towards a destination. When expressing 'to' or 'into' a place with a verb of motion, the preposition в must be followed by the Accusative case. The Prepositional case (в этой крепости) would mean the action is taking place entirely inside the fortress, rather than moving to it.
Крепость is a feminine noun, so why doesn't its ending change in the Accusative case?
While most feminine nouns change their ending in the Accusative case (like -а becoming -у), крепость belongs to a special group: feminine nouns ending in a soft sign (-ь). For these nouns, the inanimate Accusative form is identical to the Nominative dictionary form. You can tell it is Accusative here because the pointing word changes to эту.
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