Breakdown of Наш расчёт простой: поезд прибудет в десять минут восьмого.
наш
our (наш, наша, наше)
поезд
train
десять
ten
минута
minute
в
on / during (a time period)
простой
simple
восьмой
eighth
прибыть
to arrive
расчёт
calculation
Questions & Answers about Наш расчёт простой: поезд прибудет в десять минут восьмого.
Why does the Russian use восьмого (eighth) when the English translation says "past seven"?
In Russian, clock time in the first half of the hour looks forward to the next hour. The word восьмого is the genitive case of восьмой (eighth). The phrase literally translates to "ten minutes of the eighth hour", which means ten minutes after seven o'clock.
Why do we use the preposition в before the time, and what case does it trigger?
To say "at" a specific time, Russian uses в followed by the accusative case. Here, the number десять is in the accusative (which looks exactly like the nominative for this number). The rest of the phrase (минут восьмого) stays in the genitive case as required by the number rules and the time structure.
Is прибудет a perfective or imperfective verb?
It is perfective. прибудет is the conjugated form of прибыть (to arrive). The prefix при- often indicates arrival or moving closer to a destination. Because the verb is perfective, its standard conjugation automatically gives it a future meaning ("will arrive").
Does расчёт only refer to a mathematical calculation?
No! While it literally means "calculation" or "computation", in everyday speech it is frequently used to mean an "expectation", "plan", or "reckoning". In this sentence, Наш расчёт простой is a natural way to say "our plan is simple" or "what we expect to happen is straightforward".
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