Breakdown of Давайте отметим наш успех!
наш
our (наш, наша, наше)
успех
success
давайте
let's (formal or plural)
отметить
to celebrate (mark an occasion, perfective)
Questions & Answers about Давайте отметим наш успех!
Why do we use the future tense form отметим instead of the infinitive after Давайте?
Because отметить is a perfective verb (focusing on a completed result). When making a let's suggestion with perfective verbs, Russian uses давай or давайте plus the 1st-person plural (we) form of the future tense. If we were using an imperfective verb to suggest an ongoing action, we would use the infinitive instead.
How do I know whether to use Давай or Давайте here?
It depends entirely on who you are talking to. Use Давайте if you are addressing a group of people, or someone you address formally with Вы. If you are celebrating with just one close friend or family member, you would drop the formal ending and say Давай отметим.
What case is наш успех in this sentence?
It is in the accusative case because it is the direct object of the verb отметим. Because успех (success) is a masculine inanimate noun, its accusative form looks exactly the same as its nominative (dictionary) form, and its modifier наш stays the same too.
I've seen отметить used for marking things on a map. Is it the same word here?
Yes! The verb отметить literally means to mark. In Russian, celebrating a holiday or an achievement is phrased as marking the occasion, which is why we use it here for let's celebrate.
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