Questions & Answers about До свидания, учитель!
Why is "goodbye" written as two separate words: до свидания?
In Russian, saying goodbye is literally saying "until the meeting." The word до means "until," and свидание means "meeting" or "date."
Why does the word for meeting end in -я (свидания)?
The preposition до (until) requires the noun following it to be in the genitive case. Because свидание is a neuter noun ending in -е, it changes to -я to fit this grammar rule.
How do I know if учитель is masculine or feminine since it ends in a soft sign (-ь)?
Do I need to change the ending of учитель because I am talking directly to the person?
No, you do not. When addressing someone by their profession or title in standard Russian, you just use the normal dictionary form of the word.
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