Breakdown of Этот скорый поезд идёт без остановок.
этот
this [f: эта, n: это]
идти
to go (on foot) / to proceed, go (of a process)
поезд
train
остановка
stop, bus stop
без
without
скорый
fast, express
Questions & Answers about Этот скорый поезд идёт без остановок.
Why does a train use идёт (walks) instead of едет (rides/drives)?
In Russian, scheduled public transport like trains, buses, and trams are conventionally said to "go" or "walk" (идти). You use verbs of riding (ехать) when you are talking about passengers traveling in the vehicle, but the vehicle itself идёт.
Why use скорый instead of быстрый for a fast train?
While быстрый means "fast" in a general sense, скорый is traditionally used for high-speed transportation services or urgent things. A скорый поезд is the set phrase for an "express train," much like скорая помощь is used for an ambulance.
How is the word остановок formed from остановка (stop)?
The preposition без (without) requires the Genitive case. Because the train runs "without stops" (plural), we need the Genitive plural. For feminine nouns ending in -ка, you drop the final -а and insert a mobile vowel (in this case, -о-) to make the consonant cluster easier to pronounce, giving us остановок.
This lesson focuses on the noun путь. How would I use it when talking about this train?
You will often hear путь used for a railway "track." If you are waiting for this express train, an announcement might say it is on track one: на первом пути. Remember that even though путь is masculine, it uniquely takes the -и ending in the Prepositional, Dative, and Genitive cases.
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