Word
Соревнование стартует завтра вечером.
Meaning
The competition starts tomorrow evening.
Part of speech
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Breakdown of Соревнование стартует завтра вечером.
вечер
the evening
завтра
tomorrow
соревнование
the competition
стартовать
to start
Questions & Answers about Соревнование стартует завтра вечером.
Why is стартует in the present tense even though the event happens tomorrow?
Russian often uses the present tense to talk about planned or scheduled future events, similar to English timetable language (“The train leaves at 6”). For example, “Поезд отправляется завтра” uses present tense for a future departure. Likewise, соревнование стартует завтра вечером.
What case is соревнование in, and why?
соревнование is in the nominative case because it’s the subject of the sentence—the thing that “starts.”
What case is вечером and why is there no preposition like “в”?
вечером is the noun вечер in the instrumental case used adverbially to indicate time (“in the evening”). In Russian, many time expressions use the instrumental this way, so no preposition is needed.
Why do we say завтра вечером without any preposition before завтра?
завтра is an adverb meaning “tomorrow,” and it doesn’t require a preposition. When combined with another time phrase (вечером), you simply place them together to say “tomorrow evening.”
Can you reorder завтра вечером and соревнование стартует? Does the meaning change?