Мы доберёмся до вокзала за двадцать минут.

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Breakdown of Мы доберёмся до вокзала за двадцать минут.

• минута: the minute
• вокзал: the station
• добраться: to get to

Questions & Answers about Мы доберёмся до вокзала за двадцать минут.

Why is доберёмся used here, and what does it literally mean?

Доберёмся is the 1st person plural future of добраться, which means to make it to, to reach, or to get to a place, often with a sense of succeeding in arriving there.

So Мы доберёмся до вокзала is not just a neutral we will go to the station. It is more like:

• We’ll get to the station
• We’ll make it to the station
• We’ll reach the station

It focuses on the result: arriving there.

Why does доберёмся end in -ся? Is it reflexive?

Yes, добраться is formally a reflexive verb because it has -ся, but here it does not mean that the subject is doing something to itself in the way English learners often expect.

In many Russian verbs, -ся is just part of the verb’s normal dictionary form and meaning. So you should learn добраться as a whole verb meaning to get/reach one’s destination.

Compare:

• брать = to take
• добраться = to get to / reach

So in this sentence, don’t try to translate -ся separately.

Why is доберёмся future tense if it looks like a present-tense form?