Breakdown of Давай отметим твой день рождения вместе.
твой
your [informal] (твой, твоя, твоё)
вместе
together
день рождения
birthday
давай
let's (informal)
отметить
to celebrate (mark an occasion, perfective)
Questions & Answers about Давай отметим твой день рождения вместе.
Why do we use the 'we' form отметим instead of the infinitive отметить after давай?
For 'let's' commands, the grammar depends on the verb's aspect. Because отметить is a perfective verb (focusing on completing one specific celebration), we must use the 1st-person plural future tense form: отметим. You only use the infinitive after давай if the verb is imperfective.
Could we say давайте отметим here?
Not in this exact sentence, because the word твой (your) shows we are speaking to one person informally. Давай matches this informal, singular tone. If you were speaking to someone formally or to a group of people, you would change both words: Давайте отметим ваш...
Рождение is a neuter noun, so why do we use the masculine modifier твой?
The core noun in the phrase день рождения (birthday) is the masculine word день (day). Рождения is just the genitive form of рождение, literally meaning 'day of birth'. Adjectives and pronouns like твой must agree with the main noun день, so it takes the masculine form.
I know the verb праздновать means to celebrate. Could I use it here instead of отметим?
Yes, but the grammar of the sentence would change. Праздновать is an imperfective verb. Since давай takes the infinitive when paired with imperfective verbs, you would have to say Давай праздновать. Отметить (perfective) is very commonly used in Russian for 'marking' a specific event.
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