Breakdown of Завтра шестнадцатое августа, можно пойти в парк.
парк
park
в
in / to (direction)
завтра
tomorrow
пойти
to go (perfective, on foot) / to start (of rain, snow)
можно
one may, it is allowed
август
August
шестнадцатый
sixteenth
Questions & Answers about Завтра шестнадцатое августа, можно пойти в парк.
Why does the word for 'sixteenth' (шестнадцатое) end in -ое?
It is in the neuter form because it secretly agrees with the neuter word число (date/number). When stating the date, Russians usually drop число and just use the neuter ordinal number.
Why is August written as августа instead of август?
Августа is in the Genitive case. Just like in English when we say 'the sixteenth of August', Russian uses the Genitive case to show that the day belongs to that month.
The translation says 'we can go', but I don't see the word for 'we' (мы) in the sentence. Why?
The word можно means 'it is possible' or 'one can'. It is an impersonal word, meaning you don't need a subject like 'we' if the context is clear. Literally, this translates to 'it is possible to go to the park'.
Why use пойти instead of just идти for 'to go'?
Пойти is a perfective verb, used here for a specific, one-time completed trip in the future. Идти would be used if we were talking about being in the process of going right now, or going regularly.
Why is it в парк and not in the Prepositional case (в парке)?
Because the verb пойти involves motion towards a destination. When you are going to a place, you use в plus the Accusative case. If you were already hanging out inside the park, you would use the Prepositional case (в парке).
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