Пора выходить, иначе мы опоздаем на приём к врачу.

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Breakdown of Пора выходить, иначе мы опоздаем на приём к врачу.

• к: to
• мы: we
• опоздать: to be late

Questions & Answers about Пора выходить, иначе мы опоздаем на приём к врачу.

What does пора mean here, and why is there no verb like “it is” (есть)?

Пора means it’s time / time to. In the present tense, Russian usually omits “to be,” so you don’t say есть пора. The structure is simply Пора + infinitive:
Пора выходить = It’s time to leave / We should be leaving now.

Why is выходить in the infinitive? Who is supposed to leave?

After пора, Russian normally uses the infinitive to express what should happen. The subject is understood from context (here it’s clearly we, because the next clause says мы опоздаем).
So Пора выходить pragmatically means We should leave now.

Why is it выходить (imperfective) and not выйти (perfective)?

With пора, выходить (imperfective) is very common because it focuses on the start/necessity of the process (“time to be leaving”).
Пора выйти is also possible and sounds a bit more like time to leave (as a single action) / time to head out. In everyday speech, both occur, but Пора выходить is especially natural when you mean “we should get going.”

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