Breakdown of Если мы не договоримся о плане, проект будет тянуться дольше, чем нужно.
не
not
если
if
мы
we
проект
the project
Questions & Answers about Если мы не договоримся о плане, проект будет тянуться дольше, чем нужно.
Why is there a comma after план?
Because the sentence has a conditional clause introduced by если. In Russian, the если-clause is normally separated from the main clause by a comma:
- Если мы не договоримся о плане, / проект будет тянуться…
The comma is used regardless of word order (even if the main clause comes first).
Why are both verbs in the future: не договоримся and будет тянуться?
Russian often uses future in both parts when the condition concerns the future and the result also concerns the future:
- If we don’t reach an agreement (in the future), the project will drag on (in the future).
So it’s normal that both sides refer to future time.
What verb is договоримся and why does it look like that?
договоримся is:
- the verb договориться (perfective)
- 1st person plural, future, indicative
Perfective verbs have a simple future form (no буду/будем):
- договориться → договорюсь, договоришься, договоримся…
So мы договоримся = “we will come to an agreement.”