Questions & Answers about Мы говорим о деле.
Why is the preposition о used here instead of об?
When meaning "about", you use о before words that start with a consonant, and об before words that start with a vowel. Because деле starts with the consonant д, we use о.
Why does the word for "matter" end in -е here?
The preposition о requires the noun that follows it to be in the Prepositional case. The dictionary form of the word is дело (a neuter noun). To make it Prepositional, we change the final -о to -е, giving us о деле.
Why does the verb говорим end in -им?
This is the "we" form of the verb говорить (to speak or talk). Since the dictionary form ends in -ить, it follows the second conjugation pattern, which uses the ending -им for the pronoun мы (we).
Does this mean "we talk" or "we are talking"?
It can mean both! Russian does not have a separate "continuous" tense like English. Depending on the context, Мы говорим translates to either "We talk" (a general fact) or "We are talking" (happening right now).