Word
Вы можете подъехать к нашему подъезду?
Meaning
Can you drive up to our entrance?
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Breakdown of Вы можете подъехать к нашему подъезду?
вы
you (plural or formal)
наш
our
мочь
to be able to
к
towards, to
Questions & Answers about Вы можете подъехать к нашему подъезду?
Why use подъехать here instead of подойти?
The prefix под- means to approach or get close to something. Since the speaker is asking someone to "drive up" in a vehicle, we use the driving root -ехать instead of the walking root -йти. Combined, this gives us подъехать.
Why is there a hard sign (ъ) in подъехать and подъезду?
The hard sign (ъ) is used as a separator when a prefix ends in a consonant (like под-) and the root begins with е, ё, ю, or я. It prevents the consonant from merging with the vowel, ensuring you pronounce a distinct "y" sound right before the е.
The verb подъехать and the noun подъезду look very similar. Are they related?
Yes! The noun подъезд (which means an apartment building entrance or stairwell) literally translates to the "drive-up" area. It is formed from the exact same prefix and root as the verb.
Why do we use к нашему подъезду instead of в наш подъезд?