Breakdown of Давайте соберёмся, чтобы обсудить наш проект.
наш
our
проект
the project
чтобы
in order to
обсудить
to discuss (perfective)
Questions & Answers about Давайте соберёмся, чтобы обсудить наш проект.
Why does this sentence use the future tense соберёмся instead of the infinitive собраться after Давайте?
When making a "let's" suggestion with a perfective verb (a verb focused on a completed action), you must use давай or давайте plus the "we" form of the future tense. You only use давай(те) plus the infinitive with imperfective verbs.
What does the -ся at the end of соберёмся do here?
The base verb собрать means to gather or collect something else, like gathering papers. Adding the reflexive ending -ся changes the meaning to gathering ourselves, or getting together.
Why do we need чтобы before обсудить? Doesn't the infinitive already mean "to discuss"?
In English, we often just use "to" to show purpose, but in Russian, you usually need the conjunction чтобы (in order to) before the infinitive to express purpose. You can sometimes skip it after verbs of motion, but since getting together isn't a motion verb, чтобы is required here.
Is наш проект in the nominative case here?
It looks like it, but it is actually in the accusative case because it is the direct object of the verb обсудить. Because проект is an inanimate masculine noun, its accusative form is identical to its nominative dictionary form.