Breakdown of Где мы сегодня встречаемся?
где
where / wherever
мы
we
сегодня
today
встречаться
to meet (each other)
Questions & Answers about Где мы сегодня встречаемся?
Why does встречаемся end in -ся?
The ending -ся makes the verb reflexive. While reflexives often mean doing an action to yourself, here it shows a reciprocal action, meaning "each other." We use it because we are meeting each other. Without the -ся, the verb встречаем would just mean "we are meeting" and would need a direct object, like meeting a specific person.
How do we know whether to use -ся or -сь at the end of the verb?
It depends on the last letter of the regular conjugated verb. First, conjugate the verb for мы (we), which gives us встречаем. Because встречаем ends in a consonant, we add -ся. If the regular ending ended in a vowel, like the я (I) form встречаю, we would add -сь to make встречаюсь.
The translation says "are meeting." Can Russian use the present tense for future plans?
Yes! Just like in English, Russian can use the present tense to talk about scheduled plans or intentions in the near future. Asking Где мы сегодня встречаемся? is a very natural way to say "Where are we meeting today?"
Why is the letter "г" in сегодня pronounced like a "v"?
The word сегодня literally comes from an old way of saying "of this day" (сего дня). In Russian, the grammatical endings -его and -ого are always pronounced with a "v" sound instead of a "g". This is a very common pronunciation rule you will see a lot as you learn more Russian!
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