Breakdown of До свидания! Это наш класс.
это
this / it is
наш
our
класс
class, classroom
до свидания
goodbye (polite)
Questions & Answers about До свидания! Это наш класс.
Why is До свидания written as two words?
Literally, it translates to "until the meeting." The word До means "until," and свидания is a changed form of the word свидание (meeting or date). We use the ending -я because the preposition До requires the genitive case, which is a grammar rule used after certain prepositions.
Why do we use Это instead of Этот if класс is a masculine word?
When you are pointing something out and saying "This is...", you always use the fixed word Это, regardless of the gender of the noun that follows. You would only use the masculine Этот if you were saying "This classroom" as a single descriptive phrase, like in "Этот класс большой" (This classroom is big).
Does the word наш change depending on the gender of the people speaking?
No, possessive words change based on the noun they describe, not the people speaking! наш means "our". Because класс is a masculine word, we use the masculine form наш. If a group of men were talking about a feminine word like комната (room), they would still have to say наша комната.
Does класс refer to the group of students or the physical room?
In Russian, класс can mean both! Just like in English, it can refer to the group of students, the school grade level, or the physical classroom you study in. In this sentence, they are introducing the physical room itself.
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