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Using adverbs indicating location and movement.
Adverbs of place and direction describe where an action happens or where movement is directed.
They answer questions such as "Where?" and "Where to?".
Please wait here.
Пожалуйста, подожди здесь.
"Here" indicates the location of the action.
She lives there.
Она живет там.
"There" indicates a location away from the speaker.
We looked everywhere.
Мы посмотрели повсюду.
"Everywhere" means in or to all places relevant to the context.
Is there somewhere quiet nearby?
Здесь есть где-нибудь тихое место поблизости?
"Somewhere" refers to an unspecified place.
There is nowhere to sit.
Здесь негде сидеть.
"Nowhere" means in no place.
He works abroad.
Он работает за границей.
"Abroad" refers to a foreign country or countries.
The children are playing outside.
Дети играют на улице.
"Outside" indicates a location outside a building or enclosed area.
Come inside.
Заходи внутрь.
"Inside" indicates movement into an enclosed area.
Common adverbs of place include here, there, everywhere, somewhere, nowhere and abroad.
These adverbs indicate location without requiring an object.
Stay here until I come back.
Оставайся здесь, пока я не вернусь.
"Here" refers to the speaker's location or a location understood from context.
Put the bag there.
Положи сумку туда.
"There" identifies a particular location away from the speaker.
I searched everywhere for my keys.
Я повсюду искал ключи.
"Everywhere" refers to all relevant places.
We need somewhere to stay.
Нам нужно где-нибудь остановиться.
"Somewhere" refers to an unspecified location.
There is nowhere safe to park.
Здесь негде безопасно припарковаться.
"Nowhere" expresses the absence of a suitable location.
My brother lives abroad.
Мой брат живет за границей.
"Abroad" indicates a foreign country relative to the speaker's home country.
Come over here.
Иди сюда.
"Here" identifies the destination relative to the speaker.
The children are playing downstairs.
Дети играют внизу.
"Downstairs" identifies a lower location within a building.
Directional adverbs indicate movement toward or away from a place.
Examples include home, upstairs, downstairs, inside, outside, away, back, forward and onward.
I am going home.
Я иду домой.
"Home" indicates the destination of movement.
Please come inside.
Пожалуйста, заходи внутрь.
"Inside" indicates movement into an enclosed space.
The children ran upstairs.
Дети побежали наверх.
"Upstairs" indicates movement toward a higher level.
She went downstairs.
Она спустилась вниз.
"Downstairs" indicates movement toward a lower level.
Please step outside.
Пожалуйста, выйди наружу.
"Outside" indicates movement out of an enclosed area.
The dog ran away.
Собака убежала.
"Away" indicates movement farther from a reference point.
He walked back to the car.
Он пошел обратно к машине.
"Back" indicates movement toward a previous location or position.
Keep moving forward.
Продолжай двигаться вперед.
"Forward" indicates movement toward the front or toward a future point.
Adverbs of place usually appear after the main verb or its object.
End position is the most common placement in English.
She lives nearby.
Она живет поблизости.
"Nearby" appears after the verb in end position.
Please put the books there.
Пожалуйста, положи книги туда.
"There" appears after the object.
The children are playing outside.
Дети играют на улице.
"Outside" occurs at the end of the clause.
He left his bag upstairs.
Он оставил свою сумку наверху.
"Upstairs" follows the object "his bag".
We found the children there.
Мы нашли детей там.
"There" follows the object and identifies its location.
She stayed inside.
Она осталась внутри.
"Inside" follows the verb in its usual end position.
They moved the furniture downstairs.
Они перенесли мебель вниз.
"Downstairs" follows the object and describes the destination.
I looked everywhere.
Я посмотрел повсюду.
"Everywhere" appears at the end and indicates the range of the search.
English distinguishes between location and movement.
Compare stay here (location) with come here (movement).
Please stay here.
Пожалуйста, оставайся здесь.
"Here" indicates location rather than movement.
Come here and sit down.
Иди сюда и садись.
"Here" identifies the destination of movement.
She lives there.
Она живет там.
"There" indicates a fixed location.
Go there and wait for me.
Иди туда и подожди меня.
"There" identifies the destination of movement.
The children are outside.
Дети на улице.
"Outside" identifies their current location.
The children ran outside.
Дети выбежали наружу.
"Outside" identifies the destination of movement.
He is upstairs.
Он наверху.
"Upstairs" describes where he is.
He went upstairs.
Он поднялся наверх.
"Upstairs" describes where he moved.
Some directional adverbs do not require a following preposition.
Examples include go home, come inside and move upstairs.
I am going home.
Я иду домой.
Use "go home", not "go to home".
Come inside.
Заходи внутрь.
"Inside" functions directly as a directional adverb.
The children ran upstairs.
Дети побежали наверх.
"Upstairs" indicates direction without a preposition.
She went downstairs.
Она спустилась вниз.
"Downstairs" functions as the directional element by itself.
Please step outside.
Пожалуйста, выйди наружу.
"Outside" follows the verb directly without a preposition.
He moved back.
Он отошел обратно.
"Back" indicates a return toward a previous position.
Keep moving forward.
Продолжай двигаться вперед.
"Forward" indicates direction without requiring a preposition.
She ran away.
Она убежала.
"Away" indicates movement to a more distant position.
When several adverbials occur together, the usual order is manner, place, then time.
For example: She walked slowly home yesterday.
She walked slowly home yesterday.
Вчера она медленно шла домой.
The usual order is manner ("slowly"), place or direction ("home"), then time ("yesterday").
He drove carefully to the office this morning.
Сегодня утром он осторожно ехал в офис.
"Carefully" expresses manner, "to the office" direction, and "this morning" time.
The children ran quickly outside after lunch.
После обеда дети быстро выбежали на улицу.
"Quickly" expresses manner, "outside" direction, and "after lunch" time.
She walked quietly upstairs last night.
Прошлой ночью она тихо поднялась наверх.
Manner comes before direction, and direction comes before time.
He ran quickly home after school.
После школы он быстро побежал домой.
"Quickly", "home" and "after school" follow the usual order.
We walked slowly back yesterday.
Вчера мы медленно пошли обратно.
"Slowly" expresses manner, "back" direction, and "yesterday" time.
She moved carefully inside during the storm.
Во время бури она осторожно прошла внутрь.
Manner, direction and time appear in the usual sequence.
They walked quickly downstairs after dinner.
После ужина они быстро спустились вниз.
"Quickly" comes before the directional adverb "downstairs", followed by the time phrase.
English often expresses place using either an adverb or a prepositional phrase.
Compare outside and outside the house, upstairs and upstairs in the office.
The children are outside.
Дети на улице.
"Outside" is an adverb and does not take an object.
The children are outside the house.
Дети находятся снаружи дома.
"Outside the house" is a prepositional phrase with an object.
He is upstairs.
Он наверху.
"Upstairs" is an adverb of place.
He is upstairs in the office.
Он наверху, в офисе.
"Upstairs" is an adverb, while "in the office" is a prepositional phrase.
She stayed inside.
Она осталась внутри.
"Inside" is used as an adverb without an object.
She stayed inside the building.
Она осталась внутри здания.
"Inside the building" is a prepositional phrase.
They moved abroad.
Они переехали за границу.
"Abroad" is an adverb and does not require a following noun.
They moved to another country.
Они переехали в другую страну.
"To another country" is a prepositional phrase used to express destination.
Many place and direction adverbs also have figurative meanings.
Examples include move forward with a plan and look back on childhood.
We need to move forward with the plan.
Нам нужно двигаться вперед с этим планом.
"Move forward" has a figurative meaning of making progress.
She often looks back on her childhood.
Она часто вспоминает свое детство.
"Look back on" means to think about something in the past.
We cannot go back to the way things were.
Мы не можем вернуться к тому, как все было.
"Go back" can refer figuratively to returning to an earlier situation.
The project is moving ahead.
Проект продвигается вперед.
"Move ahead" means to make progress.
We should leave the past behind.
Нам следует оставить прошлое позади.
"Behind" is used figuratively to mean no longer focusing on something from the past.
The discussion went on for hours.
Обсуждение продолжалось несколько часов.
"On" can have the figurative meaning of continuing.
Keep looking ahead.
Продолжай смотреть вперед.
"Looking ahead" means thinking about the future.
The company is moving toward a new strategy.
Компания движется к новой стратегии.
"Moving toward" can describe progress toward an abstract goal.
Place adverbs help organize information by establishing spatial relationships.
Their interpretation often depends on the speaker's perspective and context.
Come here and look at this.
Подойди сюда и посмотри на это.
"Here" establishes the speaker's spatial reference point.
Put the documents there.
Положи документы туда.
"There" identifies a location understood from the discourse or situation.
The keys are somewhere around here.
Ключи где-то здесь.
"Somewhere around here" identifies an approximate location relative to the speaker.
The station is just over there.
Станция находится вон там.
"Over there" directs the listener toward a location in the shared visual context.
People were standing everywhere.
Люди стояли повсюду.
"Everywhere" establishes the spatial extent of the situation.
The children ran outside when they heard the noise.
Дети выбежали наружу, когда услышали шум.
"Outside" identifies the destination relative to the place they were in.
The manager is upstairs, so you can find her there.
Менеджер наверху, поэтому вы можете найти ее там.
"Upstairs" establishes the location and "there" refers back to it.
From here, you can see the entire city.
Отсюда можно увидеть весь город.
"Here" establishes the spatial viewpoint from which the scene is described.
Many place adverbs appear in fixed expressions and idioms.
Understanding common collocations improves natural communication.
Come over here.
Иди сюда.
"Come over" is a common conversational expression for movement toward the speaker.
He went back home.
Он вернулся домой.
"Go back home" is a common expression for returning to one's home.
We moved on after the discussion.
После обсуждения мы пошли дальше.
"Move on" means to continue or begin something new.
Please come inside.
Пожалуйста, заходи внутрь.
"Come inside" is a common directional expression.
She went abroad last year.
Она уехала за границу в прошлом году.
"Go abroad" is a common expression meaning to travel to a foreign country.
The children ran around outside.
Дети бегали вокруг на улице.
"Outside" occurs in many common expressions describing activity away from an enclosed space.
He was out and about all day.
Он весь день был в разъездах и занимался делами.
"Out and about" is a fixed expression meaning active and away from home.
They are well ahead now.
Сейчас они значительно впереди.
"Ahead" can describe a position that is figurative rather than physical.
Distinguish adverbs of place from prepositional phrases and use directional adverbs correctly.
Common mistakes include saying go to home, adding unnecessary prepositions after home, and confusing here, there and where.
I am going home.
Я иду домой.
Use "go home", not "go to home".
She stayed at home.
Она осталась дома.
Use "at home" when expressing location, rather than treating "home" as an ordinary place noun requiring "to".
Come here.
Иди сюда.
"Here" is used directly without a preposition after the verb of movement.
Go there.
Иди туда.
"There" is used directly without "to".
The children are outside.
Дети на улице.
Use "outside" directly when it functions as an adverb of place.
The children are outside the house.
Дети находятся снаружи дома.
Use "outside the house" when a specific location is named after the preposition.
He went upstairs.
Он поднялся наверх.
Use "go upstairs", not "go to upstairs".
Where are you going?
Куда ты идешь?
"Where" can ask about both location and destination; context determines which meaning is intended.