Ми їдемо на схід.

Їдемо is the 1st person plural form of їхати, meaning to go by vehicle or to travel/ride.

So Ми їдемо на схід means We are going east in the sense of traveling, driving, riding, taking a train, etc.

By contrast, йдемо comes from йти, which means to go on foot.

So:

• Ми їдемо на схід = We are going east (by transport)
• Ми йдемо на схід = We are walking east

This is a very common distinction in Ukrainian: the verb depends on how you are going.

Yes. Ukrainian often omits subject pronouns when they are already clear from the verb ending.

• Їдемо на схід already means We are going east
• Ми їдемо на схід adds we for emphasis, contrast, or clarity

The ending -емо in їдемо already shows that the subject is we.

So both are possible:

• Їдемо на схід. = We’re going east.
• Ми їдемо на схід. = We are going east. / We’re the ones going east.

Here схід is in the accusative case.

The preposition на can be used with different cases, but when it expresses direction toward something, it usually takes the accusative.

So:

• на схід = to the east / eastward → direction
• compare with location-type uses of prepositions, where a different case may appear

In this phrase, схід looks the same in nominative and accusative, which is normal for many masculine inanimate nouns.

Literally, Ukrainian uses на in many directional expressions where English uses just an adverb or a different preposition.

So на схід means:

• east
• to the east
• eastward

It does not sound strange in Ukrainian. It is the normal way to express movement in that direction.

Similar patterns:

• на захід = west / westward
• на північ = north / northward
• на південь = south / southward

Because Ukrainian uses на with compass directions in this kind of expression.

So you say:

• їхати на схід
• рухатися на захід
• летіти на північ

Using в схід would not be natural here.

A learner can think of this as a fixed directional pattern: movement + на + direction

Grammatically, їдемо is present tense. However, with verbs of motion, the present tense often translates naturally into English as either:

• We are going east
• We’re heading east
• sometimes even We go east, depending on context

Because the sentence has no extra time words, the most natural English meaning is usually We are going east.

Їхати is imperfective.

It refers to the process of going/traveling by vehicle, not a completed result.

In Ukrainian, motion verbs are a big topic, but at a basic level:

• їхати = to be going / to go by vehicle (imperfective, one-directional)
• поїхати = to set off / leave by vehicle (perfective)

So:

• Ми їдемо на схід. = We are going east.
• Ми поїдемо на схід. = We will go / we will set off east.

This is one of the most important verb-of-motion contrasts.

• їхати = going by vehicle in one specific direction, or at one particular time
• їздити = going by vehicle repeatedly, habitually, or in various directions

So:

• Ми їдемо на схід. = We are going east (right now / in this specific trip)
• Ми їздимо на схід. = We go east regularly / We travel east

A useful shortcut:

• їхати = a concrete trip
• їздити = repeated or general travel

Yes. Ukrainian word order is flexible, and changing it often changes emphasis, not the basic meaning.

Examples:

• Ми їдемо на схід. = neutral
• На схід ми їдемо. = emphasizes east
• Їдемо ми на схід. = can sound contrastive or stylistic

For a beginner, Ми їдемо на схід is the safest and most neutral order.

The letter ї is pronounced roughly like yi.

So їдемо sounds approximately like YI-de-mo.

A few helpful notes:

• ї always represents a sound similar to yi
• it is different from і
• є, ю, я, ї are important Ukrainian letters that often cause trouble for English speakers at first

So in їдемо, do not pronounce the first sound like plain ee. It begins with a y-like glide.

Yes. Схід is the noun east.

It can also appear in broader meanings depending on context, such as the East as a region or geopolitical concept.

Examples:

• схід України = the east of Ukraine
• на схід = eastward / to the east

So in your sentence, it is the regular word for the direction east.

Usually no, not when they simply mean directions.

So:

• на схід = lowercase
• на захід = lowercase

A capital letter would only appear in special cases, such as a proper name or a broader cultural/political label where capitalization is intended.

In your sentence, схід should be lowercase.

Yes, depending on context.

Because їхати means to go by some vehicle, English translations can vary:

• We are going east
• We are traveling east
• We are driving east
• We are riding east

The exact English choice depends on how the people are moving. Ukrainian does not specify the exact vehicle here, only that they are not going on foot.