Breakdown of Куда ты спешишь? На встречу.
ты
you (singular)
спешить
to hurry
на
on, at / by (transport) / to (a place) / to (in answer to)
куда
where to
встреча
meeting
Questions & Answers about Куда ты спешишь? На встречу.
Why do we use Куда instead of Где for "where"?
In Russian, где asks about a static location ("where at"), but куда asks about a destination or direction ("where to"). Because the person is moving towards a destination, you must use куда.
Why does the word for "meeting" (встреча) change to встречу here?
It changes because it is the destination of a motion! When you go to a place, the destination is put in the Accusative case. For feminine nouns ending in -а like встреча, the ending changes to -у.
Why do we use the preposition на instead of в for "to a meeting"?
The preposition в generally means going physically inside an enclosed space (like a building or room). We use на for attending events, activities, or open spaces. Since a meeting is an event rather than a physical structure, you go на встречу.
The verb спешишь (you hurry) ends in -ишь. Is there a reason it doesn't end in -ышь?
Yes, this is because of a very common Russian spelling rule. You can never write the letter ы after ш, ж, ч, щ, г, к, or х. Even though it might sound a bit like ы when spoken, you must always spell it with an и.
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