Breakdown of Что ты делаешь завтра вечером?
ты
you (singular)
что
what
делать
to do
вечером
in the evening
завтра
tomorrow
Questions & Answers about Что ты делаешь завтра вечером?
Why is the verb делаешь in the present tense if the sentence is about tomorrow (завтра)?
Just like in English when we say "What are you doing tomorrow?", Russian often uses the present tense to talk about future plans or scheduled events. You don't always need to use a future tense verb when a time word like завтра is already making the timeframe clear.
Why is the word for evening вечером here instead of just вечер?
The dictionary word for "evening" is вечер. To say "in the evening", Russian changes the ending to make it вечером. This uses a grammar form called the Instrumental case, which is commonly used with parts of the day (утром, днём, вечером, ночью) to answer the question "when?".
Is "tomorrow evening" always put in this exact order (завтра вечером)?
Generally, yes! In Russian time expressions, it is most natural to state the broader day first (завтра - tomorrow), followed by the specific part of the day (вечером - in the evening).
Quick refresher: why does the verb end in -ешь?
Because the subject is ты (you, informal). The base verb is делать (to do/make). To match ты in the present tense, you drop the -ть and add the ending -ешь.
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