Breakdown of Следующий поезд прибывает вовремя.
поезд
the train
прибывать
to arrive
вовремя
on time
следующий
next
Questions & Answers about Следующий поезд прибывает вовремя.
What case and role does следующий поезд play in this sentence?
следующий поезд is in the nominative singular because it’s the subject of the sentence. The adjective следующий (“next”) agrees in gender (masculine), number (singular) and case (nominative) with the noun поезд.
Why is the verb прибывает in the present tense when the train hasn’t arrived yet?
In Russian, timetables and schedules often use the present tense of imperfective verbs to talk about future, fixed events—just as in English you might say “the train arrives at 6.” Here прибывает (from imperfective прибывать) emphasizes the process or regularity of arrival.
Could I use the perfective future form прибудет instead of прибывает? What’s the difference?
Yes. Следующий поезд прибудет вовремя uses the perfective future (прибудет) and focuses on the completion—that it will have arrived. Прибывает (imperfective) feels more like a scheduled or habitual statement. Both are correct; announcements and timetables often prefer the imperfective-present.
What does вовремя mean, and why is it written as one word?