Word
После экскурсии гид уходит, а мы идём осматривать собор.
Meaning
After the tour, the guide leaves, and we go to examine the cathedral.
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Breakdown of После экскурсии гид уходит, а мы идём осматривать собор.
а
and (contrastive)
мы
we
идти
to go (on foot) / to proceed, go (of a process)
после
after
Questions & Answers about После экскурсии гид уходит, а мы идём осматривать собор.
Why do we use уходит for "leaves" here instead of a base verb of motion like идёт?
The prefix у- adds the meaning of "away" or "leaving" to a verb of motion. Because the guide is walking away, we use уходить. You will often see direction prefixes like this added to base verbs of motion to create new vocabulary words.
Why is the conjunction а used to mean "and" instead of и?
In Russian, а is used to show a slight contrast or a shift in focus between two different subjects doing different actions. Here, the guide does one thing (leaves), while we do another (go to examine). Translating it as "and" is natural in English, but using и in Russian would sound unnatural here because of the contrast.
Why does the word экскурсия change to экскурсии?
The preposition после (after) always requires the Genitive case. Since экскурсия (tour) is a feminine noun ending in -ия, its Genitive form ends in -ии.
Why is it идём осматривать using the unidirectional verb идти?
We use the unidirectional идём (we go) because the group is making a single, specific trip in one direction right now. In Russian, putting an infinitive verb like осматривать (to examine) right after a verb of motion shows the purpose of the movement: we are on our way specifically to look at the cathedral.