Breakdown of Давай отметим этот праздник вместе, будет весело!
этот
this [f: эта, n: это]
вместе
together
быть
to be
праздник
holiday
давай
let's (informal)
отметить
to celebrate (mark an occasion, perfective)
весело
cheerfully
Questions & Answers about Давай отметим этот праздник вместе, будет весело!
Why is the future tense verb отметим used after Давай?
To say "Let's do something" for a single, completed action, Russian uses Давай (or Давайте) plus the "we" form of a perfective verb in the future tense. Отметим is the 1st-person plural future of the perfective verb отметить (to celebrate). This construction is the standard way to suggest a joint action.
Could I use Давайте instead of Давай in this sentence?
Yes, but it changes who you are talking to! Давай is the informal singular form, used when you are suggesting this to one friend or someone you address as ты. If you were inviting a group of people, or someone you address formally as вы, you would need to use Давайте отметим.
What case is этот праздник in, and why does it look like the dictionary form?
It is in the accusative case because it is the direct object of the verb отметим (it is the thing being celebrated). Because праздник (holiday) is a masculine inanimate noun, its accusative form is exactly the same as its nominative (dictionary) form, and its modifier этот follows the same rule.
How does будет весело translate to "it will be fun" without a word for "it"?
Russian frequently uses impersonal constructions—sentences without a specific subject—to describe general situations, environments, or moods. Here, будет provides the future tense ("will be") and весело is an adverb meaning "fun" or "joyful". You don't need a pronoun like это; the combination of the impersonal verb and the adverb does all the work!
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