Question 1

Why is there a dash (—) in the middle of the sentence?

Accepted Answer

In Russian, when you link two nouns in the nominative case to say that one thing is another, you use a dash instead of a verb. Here, it links прогулка (walk) and привычка (habit) because the present tense of the verb 'to be' is skipped.

Question 2

Why do we use the instrumental word вечером instead of a preposition to say 'in the evening'?

Accepted Answer

To express 'in the morning', 'in the afternoon', or 'in the evening', Russian simply uses the instrumental case of those nouns without any preposition. So вечер (evening) becomes вечером.

Question 3

Since walking involves motion, why is в парке in the prepositional case rather than the accusative?

Accepted Answer

Even though a walk is an active movement, the prepositional case в парке is used because the entire action is happening inside the park as a set location. If the walk was directed towards the park as a destination, you would use the accusative case (в парк).

Question 4

Could I say вечерняя прогулка instead of прогулка вечером?

Accepted Answer

Yes, both are perfectly natural and mean the exact same thing. Вечерняя прогулка uses an adjective to say 'evening walk', while прогулка вечером uses a time expression to say 'a walk in the evening'.

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