The Russian language has special prefixes which, if added to verbs of motion, denote direction and thus help people understand each other correctly.
The prefix в- denotes movement to the inner part of an object. The key point here is that somebody or something moves from the outside to the inside. Verbs with the prefix в- answer the question Куда? (“Where?”)
Remember
Verbs of motion with prefixes have one peculiarity: the Present Tense usually requires a verb from the “ходить” group, as they show that the action is taking place right now. Verbs from the “идти” group are used in the Past Tense in the meaning of a completed action or in the Future Tense in the meaning of potential result.
“войти” group
“входить” group
Past Tense
Meaning: Result of an action. Used frequently.
Optional meaning: two actions are taking place
or took place simultaneously.
Present Tense
Meaning: A process. Used frequently.
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Future Tense
Meaning: potential, predictable result. Used frequently.
Optional meaning: two actions are/will be taking place simultaneously.
Когда директор будет входить в зал, всем нужно
встать.
The prefix вы- denotes movement directed from the inside to the outside. The pattern is usually used to emphasize the fact that somebody or something has left some place. Verbs with the prefix вы- answer the questions Откуда? — Куда?
(“From where?—where?”)
Remember
Verbs of motion with prefixes have one peculiarity: the Present Tense usually requires a verb from the «ходить» group, as they show that the action is taking place right now. Verbs from the “идти” group are used in the Past Tense to show a completed action or in the Future Tense to indicate a potential result.
“выйти” group
“выходить” group
Past Tense
Meaning: Result of an action. Used frequently.
Optional meaning: two actions are taking place or took place simultaneously.
Present Tense
Meaning: A process. Used frequently.
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Future Tense
Meaning: potential, predictable result.
Used frequently.
Optional meaning: two actions are/will be taking place simultaneously
в-
вы-
“идти” group “ходить” group
“идти” group “ходить” group
войти входить
выйти выходить
Present Tense
Past Tense
въехать въезжать
выехать выезжать
Present Tense
Past Tense
влететь влетать
вылететь вылетать
The verbs “влететь” and “влетать”
are not commonly used.
Present Tense
Past Tense
Besides verbs, these prefixes can also be added to nouns. The resulting words also denote direction
в-
вы-
Remember
The prefixes “в-” and “вы-” denote a very precise change of position within a limited space
and specify whether it is directed inside or outside