Questions & Answers about Отсюда до вокзала десять минут.
Why is there no verb for "is" or "takes" in this sentence?
In Russian, stating the distance or travel time between two places usually requires no verb in the present tense. You simply state the starting point, the ending point, and the amount.
How is отсюда different from здесь?
Отсюда specifically means "from here", indicating origin. Здесь just means "here" for a static location. You can see how отсюда is built by combining от (from) with the directional word сюда (to here).
Why is вокзал changed to вокзала here?
The preposition до (to or until) always takes the genitive case. When expressing distance, the standard pattern is от (from) plus genitive, then до (to) plus genitive.
Why do we use минут instead of минуты for "minutes"?
Numbers from five and up, including десять, require the noun to be in the genitive plural. For the feminine noun минута, the genitive plural form drops the final vowel to become минут.
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