Breakdown of Протокол будет готов завтра.
быть
to be
завтра
tomorrow
готовый
ready
протокол
the official meeting minutes
Questions & Answers about Протокол будет готов завтра.
What does протокол mean here? Is it really protocol?
Not necessarily in the English sense of rules of formal behavior.
In Russian, протокол often means an official written record or document, for example:
- meeting minutes
- an official report
- a formal record
- a protocol/document prepared by an authority
So in this sentence, Протокол будет готов завтра, it usually means something like The report / official record / minutes will be ready tomorrow, depending on context.
Why is будет used here?
Будет is the future tense of быть (to be), third person singular: he/she/it will be.
Russian often omits to be in the present tense, so:
- Протокол готов. = The report is ready.
But in the future, Russian normally uses быть:
- Протокол будет готов. = The report will be ready.
So будет is there because the sentence is talking about a future state.
Why is it готов and not готовый?