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Семинар скоро закончится, и мы обсудим выводы в чате.

Семинар скоро закончится, и мы обсудим выводы в чате.
The seminar will end soon, and we will discuss the conclusions in the chat.

Breakdown of Семинар скоро закончится, и мы обсудим выводы в чате.

в
in
и
and
мы
we
обсудить
to discuss
скоро
soon
семинар
seminar
чат
chat
закончиться
to run out
вывод
conclusion
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Questions & Answers about Семинар скоро закончится, и мы обсудим выводы в чате.

Why is закончится used here instead of заканчивается?

Закончится is perfective future: it presents the seminar’s ending as a single completed event (it will finish/end).
Заканчивается is imperfective present, which can mean:

  • it is ending right now (process in progress), or
  • sometimes it ends (regularly/scheduled) depending on context.
    In this sentence, the idea is a clear upcoming completion, so закончится fits best.
What tense is обсудим and how is it formed?

Обсудим is 1st person plural future of the perfective verb обсудить (to discuss [and finish discussing]).
For perfective verbs, Russian uses simple future (one word), not будем + infinitive.

Why are both verbs perfective (закончится, обсудим)?

Perfective is common when you mean:

  • one event will be completed (the seminar will end), and then
  • another event will be completed (we will discuss the conclusions).
    It gives a sense of “finish X, then do Y (as a completed action).”
Could I say мы будем обсуждать выводы instead of мы обсудим выводы?

Yes, but the nuance changes:

  • мы обсудим выводы = we will discuss the conclusions (and get it done / cover them).
  • мы будем обсуждать выводы = we will be discussing the conclusions (focus on the process/ongoing discussion, not necessarily completion).
    Both can be correct depending on what you want to emphasize.
Why is there a comma before и: ..., и мы ...?

Because it connects two independent clauses: 1) Семинар скоро закончится
2) мы обсудим выводы в чате
Russian typically uses a comma before и when each side has its own subject + verb (here: семинар закончится / мы обсудим).

What case is выводы, and why?

Выводы is accusative plural (same form as nominative plural for many masculine inanimate nouns).
It’s the direct object of обсудим (we will discuss what? → выводы).

What case is в чате, and why is it в not на?

в чате uses the prepositional case after в to mean location: in the chat.
Russian generally uses:

  • в for being inside something (a room, a chat, an app as a “space”): в чате
  • на for surfaces/events/platforms in some set phrases (на сайте, на встрече)
    For chat messaging, в чате is the standard choice.
Does скоро have to go before the verb (скоро закончится)?

No. Скоро is flexible:

  • Семинар скоро закончится (neutral, common)
  • Семинар закончится скоро (also fine; can sound slightly more “afterthought”/emphatic)
    Russian word order often shifts for emphasis, while meaning stays similar.
Why is Семинар nominative? Could it be another case?

Семинар is the subject, so it’s in the nominative: the seminar will end.
It would change case only if it had a different role, e.g.:

  • после семинара (after the seminar) = genitive
  • на семинаре (at the seminar) = prepositional
How do I pronounce закончится and where is the stress?

Stress: зако́нчится (za-KON-chi-tsa).
Notes:

  • ч is like ch in church.
  • -тся is pronounced roughly -tsa (a common ending in Russian verbs).