Breakdown of Давай сходим в хороший ресторан, чтобы отметить твой праздник.
твой
your [informal]
ресторан
restaurant
хороший
good
в
in / to (direction)
праздник
holiday
чтобы
in order to
давай
let's (informal)
сходить
to go (and come back)
отметить
to celebrate (mark an occasion, perfective)
Questions & Answers about Давай сходим в хороший ресторан, чтобы отметить твой праздник.
Why does this sentence use сходим (the 'we' form) instead of the infinitive, like Давай сходить?
When making a suggestion with Давай, the rule depends on the verb's aspect. If you want to use an imperfective verb (ongoing or repeated action), you use the infinitive (e.g., Давай читать - let's read). But because сходить is a perfective verb (a completed, one-time action), you must use the 1st-person plural 'we' form in the future tense: Давай сходим.
Why use сходим here instead of пойдём? Don't they both mean 'we will go'?
Yes, and Давай пойдём would also be grammatically correct! However, сходим (from the perfective verb сходить) specifically implies a round trip—going somewhere for a specific purpose and then returning. It is very natural in Russian to use сходить for casual outings like going to a restaurant, the cinema, or a store.
How does чтобы work in this sentence? Can I just use для to mean 'for celebrating'?
In English, we often just say 'to celebrate' or 'in order to celebrate.' In Russian, when you express the purpose of an action using a verb, you must use чтобы + the infinitive (отметить). You cannot use для with a verb; для is only used with nouns (for example, для праздника - for the holiday).
Why don't the words ресторан and праздник change their endings here? Aren't they in the accusative case?
They are indeed in the accusative case! The phrase в хороший ресторан is the destination (answering 'where to?'), and твой праздник is the direct object of the verb отметить. However, because both ресторан and праздник are inanimate masculine nouns, their accusative forms look exactly the same as their dictionary (nominative) forms.
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