После пары я зайду в деканат, чтобы уточнить расписание.

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Breakdown of После пары я зайду в деканат, чтобы уточнить расписание.

• в: to
• чтобы: in order to
• после: after

Questions & Answers about После пары я зайду в деканат, чтобы уточнить расписание.

Why is it после пары and not после пара?

Because после requires the genitive case.
The base form is пара, but in the genitive singular it becomes пары.

So:

• пара = a class period / pair
• после пары = after the class period

This is a very common pattern:

• после урока = after the lesson
• после лекции = after the lecture
• после работы = after work

What does пара mean here? Does it literally mean pair?

Literally, пара does mean pair, but in student/university speech it often means a class period, especially a longer university block, often about 80–90 minutes.

So после пары usually means:

• after class
• after this class period
• after my lesson

This is very common in Russian student context.

Why is the verb зайду used here? What does it mean exactly?