Breakdown of Послезавтра у меня есть время.
меня
me
у
at, by
есть
is, there is, to have
время
time
послезавтра
the day after tomorrow
Questions & Answers about Послезавтра у меня есть время.
How is послезавтра related to the word завтра?
Послезавтра is just a combination of the preposition после (after) and the word завтра (tomorrow). It literally means 'after tomorrow'!
Can I put послезавтра at the end of the sentence?
Yes, you can say У меня есть время послезавтра. Russian word order is very flexible. Putting the time expression at the beginning just emphasizes when you have time.
Why do we use есть here? Can we just say У меня время?
You need есть (is/exists) here because you are stating the fact that you possess time. You generally only drop есть when the focus is on a specific characteristic of something you already have (like 'I have a red car' versus 'I have a car').
Время ends in -я. Does that make it a feminine word?
Surprisingly, no! Время (time) is a special exception. Nouns ending in -мя are actually neuter in Russian, even though they look like they should be feminine.
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