Пойдём внутрь.

to go

Breakdown of Пойдём внутрь.

• внутрь: inside; inward (direction)

Questions & Answers about Пойдём внутрь.

What exactly is пойдём here?

Пойдём is the 1st person plural future form of пойти.

• пойти = to set off, to start going
• пойдём = we will go

But in sentences like this, Russian often uses this form to mean let’s go rather than a plain future we will go.

So:

• Пойдём внутрь. = Let’s go inside.

This is a very common Russian way to make a suggestion that includes the speaker.

Is пойдём an imperative?

Not in the strict grammatical sense.

Russian does not usually use a special imperative form for let’s ... the way English does. Instead, it commonly uses the 1st person plural future form:

• Пойдём. = Let’s go.
• Посмотрим. = Let’s see.
• Поедем. = Let’s go / let’s drive / let’s travel

So it functions like an imperative in meaning, but grammatically it is a future-tense verb form.

Why is it пойдём and not идём?