Breakdown of Этот гид рассказывает легенды и водит туристов в храм.
и
and
этот
this [f: эта, n: это]
в
in / to (direction)
рассказывать
to tell
турист
tourist
гид
guide
водить
to take/lead (someone) somewhere
храм
temple
легенда
legend
Questions & Answers about Этот гид рассказывает легенды и водит туристов в храм.
Why do we use водит here instead of ведёт?
Водить is the multidirectional verb for leading or taking someone on foot. We use its form водит here because the guide takes tourists to the temple regularly as part of their job. If the guide were taking a group there right now on a single, one-way trip, we would use the unidirectional verb ведёт.
Why does the word for tourists end in -ов (туристов)?
The tourists are the direct object of the verb (they are the ones being taken), so we need the accusative case. Because tourists are animate (living people), the plural accusative form copies the genitive plural form, adding -ов to make туристов.
Why doesn't храм change its ending in в храм?
The preposition в indicating direction (to or into) requires the accusative case. However, храм (temple) is a masculine inanimate noun (not a living being). For inanimate masculine nouns, the accusative form is identical to the nominative dictionary form, so it does not change.
Why use рассказывает instead of a perfective verb form?
Рассказывает is the imperfective verb for telling or narrating. We use the imperfective here because telling legends is a repeated, habitual action that the guide does all the time. A perfective verb would imply a specific, one-time completed action.
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