Breakdown of Стоит ли идти в деканат сегодня, если заявление уже подписано?
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Questions & Answers about Стоит ли идти в деканат сегодня, если заявление уже подписано?
What does стоит ли mean here?
Стоит ли is a very common way to ask whether something is worth doing or whether it makes sense to do it.
- стоить literally means to cost, but in the pattern стоит + infinitive it often means it is worth ...
- ли is a question particle meaning something like whether
So Стоит ли идти... ? means Is it worth going... ? / Should one go... ?
This is a softer, more practical question than a direct command-style question like Нужно ли идти...?, which would mean Is it necessary to go...?
Why is ли used, and where does it go?
Ли is used to turn something into an indirect yes/no question or a more formal yes/no question.
In Russian, ли usually comes right after the word being questioned most directly.
Here:
- Стоит ли идти... ?
The speaker is asking about whether it is worth it.
Compare:
- Стоит ли идти в деканат? = Is it worth going to the dean’s office?
- Сегодня ли стоит идти в деканат? = Is it today that it’s worth going?
So the placement of ли matters.
Why is the verb идти, not пойти or ходить?