Breakdown of Завтра на ярмарку съедутся все фермеры.
на
on, at / by (transport) / to (a place) / to (in answer to)
завтра
tomorrow
фермер
farmer
весь
all, the whole, everything, everyone (весь, вся, всё, все)
Questions & Answers about Завтра на ярмарку съедутся все фермеры.
Why does the verb съедутся mean "will gather"?
It is built from the verb of motion ехать (to go by transport). Adding the prefix с- together with the reflexive suffix -ся creates the meaning of convergence—multiple subjects coming together from different places to a single point. So, съехаться means to drive together or to gather.
Why is there a hard sign (ъ) in съедутся?
The hard sign separates the consonant prefix с- from the vowel е that starts the root. This tells you to pronounce the с hard and clearly, rather than letting it merge into a soft sound.
The translation says "at the fair," so why is на ярмарку in the Accusative case instead of Prepositional?
Even though the English translation says "at," the Russian verb съехаться still expresses motion towards a destination (people driving to a place). To show this direction of motion, we must use на with the Accusative case.
Why do we use the preposition на instead of в for the fair?
In Russian, open spaces, public events, and activities—like ярмарка (fair), концерт (concert), or работа (work)—usually take the preposition на rather than в.