Breakdown of В феврале мы заранее бронируем билеты.
мы
we
билет
ticket
в
on / during (a time period)
февраль
February
заранее
in advance
бронировать
to book
Questions & Answers about В феврале мы заранее бронируем билеты.
Why does the month end in -е here (в феврале)?
To say "in" a specific month, Russian uses the preposition в followed by the Prepositional case. The dictionary form is февраль (a masculine noun ending in a soft sign). In the Prepositional case, that -ь changes to -е, making it в феврале.
The dictionary form of the verb is бронировать (to book). Why is it бронируем here and not "бронироваем"?
This is a common and important rule for verbs ending in -овать or -евать. When you conjugate them in the present tense, the -ова- or -ева- part disappears and is replaced by -у-. Then you add the normal endings, which is why "we book" is мы бронируем.
Is заранее an adjective describing the tickets?
No, заранее is an adverb meaning "in advance" or "beforehand." It describes how or when the action happens (бронируем заранее). Because it's an adverb, it never changes its ending, no matter what case the rest of the sentence is in.
Why didn't билеты (tickets) change its ending, since it's the direct object being booked?
It actually is in the Accusative case, but you can't tell just by looking at it! For inanimate things (non-living objects) like a билет, the Accusative plural form looks exactly the same as the Nominative plural form (билеты).
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