"The child is going to school without mom."

Translation: Ребёнок идёт в школу без мамы.

[Alm902629]

Why is it wrong to say, "Ребёнок ходит в школу без мамы."? A lot of kids walk to school, so I would think this translation should be fine.

[Paul440929]

Not sure why this got a downvote, I have the same question.

[stanmann]

With the warning that I am not fluent in Russian, I offer the following possible explanation:
Russian verbs of motion come in two forms, the unidirectional (determinate) and the multidirectional (indeterminate). The former refers to a single, one directional trip, while the latter, among other possibilities, refers to habitual conduct or conduct in general. I suspect that Duolingo had a single trip in mind, while your sentence used the verb form for habitual conduct.
So, I think your sentence is correct, with the meaning that the child usually goes to school without mom. But that is apparently not what Duolingo wanted. They should have provided more context. Let’s hope someone fluent in the tongue pipes in to either confirm or correct me.

[GranvilleS6]

In an earlier exercise using ходить as to go to school we had: Q) Yes, he is going to school. A) Да, он ходит в школу.
This course has not covered aspect at this stage, but the reason идёт is used here is because it it perfective, the child is going to school without mom, it will be a one off occurrence. In the phrase 'Yes, he is going to school' ходит is used as it is a continual process, i.e. he goes to school everyday.

[anatbst]

Can we get an answer from a native speaker?

[LrbU10]

Yes ходит should be accepted here, but it means that he is going constantly not only now

[Rilintar]

Идёт в школу present continuous
Ходит в школу present simple
But ходит can be present continuous, if you mean action without destination he is walking - он ходит

[BrandonHew]

The word after без takes genetive?

[russtanggg]

Yes. Here the singular feminine nominative word for mom, мама, is now the singular feminine genitive word мамы.

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%D0%B1%D0%B5%D0%B7#Preposition_4

[rezamohajer]

Why "в школу" and not "в школе" ?

[Paul440929]

в + accusative = "to"

в + prepositional = "in"

[takesilas]

If the child was riding a bike to school, could you say: "Ребёнок едет в школу без мамы"?

[darkmark1991]

я написал "без матери" и не зашитали :D Это потому что 'mom' сокрошенная форма?

[discut]

я написал как должно было быть , то есть : дети собираются идти в школу без матери. мне не засчитали правильный ответ

[....Jet....]

Why is it wrong to say "без матери" ?

[Krystalkitty14]

The phrase should've been excepted even if it didnt have the accents

[Miami_14]

up to the end of школу is accusative and after без is genitive right?

[ja1g1]

С предлогами беда у вас, ребята. " в школу", а не "вэ школу". We don't have everything either pronounce as written

[ArthurMcFa1]

Why 'школу' with a 'у', but 'мамы' with a 'ы'?

[Paul440929]

В takes the accusative when it refers to a destination and без takes the genitive. So "в школу [acc. of школа] без мамы [gen. of мама]".