Breakdown of Мы решили совершить поездку утром.
поездка
the trip
мы
we
утром
in the morning
решить
to decide
Questions & Answers about Мы решили совершить поездку утром.
Why is совершить in the infinitive after решили?
Because after решить meaning to decide, Russian usually uses an infinitive to say what was decided.
So the pattern is:
- решить + infinitive
Examples:
- Мы решили поехать. = We decided to go.
- Я решил позвонить. = I decided to call.
- Они решили остаться. = They decided to stay.
In your sentence, совершить is the action that was decided on.
Why is it совершить, not совершать?
Совершить is the perfective form, while совершать is imperfective.
Here, perfective makes sense because the sentence is about deciding to do one complete trip as a single event.
- совершить поездку = to make/take a trip, seen as a whole completed action
- совершать поездки = to make trips, often repeatedly or as a process/habit
So:
- Мы решили совершить поездку утром. = We decided to take a trip in the morning.
- Мы часто совершаем поездки утром. = We often make trips in the morning.
Why is поездку in the form поездку?