Breakdown of Где встречаемся? Без понятия. Так и знал.
где
where
встречаться
to meet
без понятия
no idea
так и знал
I knew it
Questions & Answers about Где встречаемся? Без понятия. Так и знал.
Why is there no word for we in Где встречаемся?
Russian often drops subject pronouns when the verb ending already shows who the subject is.
Встречаемся has the -ем(ся) ending, which tells you it is we. So:
- Где встречаемся? = Where are we meeting?
- Мы где встречаемся? is possible, but мы is usually unnecessary unless you want emphasis or contrast.
The same thing happens in Так и знал: the я is omitted because it is understood from context.
Why is встречаемся used instead of a form without -ся?
The verb here is встречаться, not just встречать.
This matters because:
- встречать usually means to meet/greet someone, to pick someone up, or to encounter
- встречаться often means to meet each other, to get together, or to arrange to meet
So in this sentence, встречаемся has a reciprocal sense: Where are we meeting each other?
Compare:
- Я встречаю друга на вокзале. = I’m meeting/picking up a friend at the station.
- Мы встречаемся у метро. = We’re meeting by the metro.
Why is a present-tense form used in Где встречаемся? if the meeting is in the future?