Breakdown of Когда мы отдыхаем? В пятницу.
мы
we
отдыхать
to rest
в
on / during (a time period)
когда
when
пятница
Friday
Questions & Answers about Когда мы отдыхаем? В пятницу.
Why is it пятницу instead of пятница?
To say "on" a day of the week, Russian uses the preposition в plus the Accusative case. The word for Friday is пятница. Since it is a feminine noun ending in -а, that ending changes to -у in the Accusative case, making it в пятницу.
Doesn't в usually mean "in"? Why does it mean "on" in this sentence?
Prepositions rarely match up perfectly between languages! You likely learned в as "in" for locations. However, when talking about days of the week, Russian always uses в to mean "on" a specific day.
Why does the verb отдыхаем end in -ем?
The dictionary form of this verb is отдыхать (to rest or relax). Because the subject of the sentence is мы (we), we drop the -ть and add the standard "we" ending -ем.
Does the question word когда change its ending depending on the sentence?
No, когда (when) is an adverb, meaning it is a fixed word. It never changes its spelling or ending, no matter what case or gender the rest of the sentence is using.
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