Prefixes in Russian verbs of motion serve to better explain the direction / nuances of the movement. A prefix (in Russian, приставка) is an affix, or a small part of a word, which is placed before the stem of a word. Compare: ехать (to drive) – поехать (to start driving), where по- is the prefix. Most commonly used prefixes in Russian verbs of motion are: по-, в-, вы-, вз-, при-, у-, под-, от-, до-, пере-, с-, раз-, про-, за-, о-/об-/обо-. Read about each prefix in detail on our blog!