Questions & Answers about Утром я собираю свои вещи.
Why do we use свои here instead of мои?
Because свои is a reflexive pronoun that refers back to the subject of the sentence. Since the subject is я (I), свои means 'my own'. In Russian, whenever you are doing an action to your own things, it is much more natural to use a form of свой rather than a regular possessive word like мои.
What case is свои вещи in this sentence?
It is in the Accusative case, plural. It is the direct object receiving the action of the verb собираю (I pack). Because вещи (things) is an inanimate plural noun, its Accusative form looks exactly the same as its Nominative plural form.
Why does собираю translate to 'pack' here? Doesn't it mean 'gather' or 'collect'?
Yes, the primary meaning of the verb собирать is to gather or collect. However, when you talk about preparing for a trip or getting ready for the day, 'gathering your things' is the standard way Russians express the idea of packing.
Why is the word for 'morning' spelled утром instead of just утро?
утром is the Instrumental case form of утро. Russian frequently uses the Instrumental case for parts of the day or seasons to answer the question 'when?'. So, while утро just means 'morning', утром means 'in the morning'.