Breakdown of Тренировка, к которой мы готовы, начинается сейчас.
мы
we
сейчас
now
начинаться
to begin (of an event)
готовый
ready
к
towards, to
который
which / who / that (relative pronoun)
тренировка
practice / training (physical, sports)
Questions & Answers about Тренировка, к которой мы готовы, начинается сейчас.
Why does this sentence use к которой?
Которой refers back to the feminine noun Тренировка, so it takes a feminine form. It is in the Dative case after the preposition к because the phrase "ready for" in Russian is готов к followed by the Dative case.
Why is the English word "for" translated as к here instead of для?
Prepositions often do not translate word-for-word. While для usually means "for", the specific expression "ready for something" in Russian is always готов к (literally "ready to") plus the Dative case.
Why are there commas before к and after готовы?
In Russian, a relative clause that describes a noun (like к которой мы готовы describing Тренировка) must always be completely set off by commas. You need one before the clause starts and one when it ends to return to the main sentence.
Why do we use готовы instead of the regular long adjective готовые?
Готовы is a short-form adjective. Short forms are used to describe the state of the subject, often for temporary conditions. For the word "ready", Russian almost always uses the short forms: готов, готова, готово, or the plural готовы to match мы.
Why does the verb начинается end in -ся?
The ending -ся makes the verb reflexive. When an event just happens on its own, we use the reflexive form. Here, the practice is simply "beginning" rather than starting a direct object, so we use начинается instead of начинает.
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