Breakdown of По поводу цены мы договоримся.
мы
we
цена
price
договориться
to come to an agreement / to arrange
по поводу
concerning, regarding
Questions & Answers about По поводу цены мы договоримся.
The lesson is about насчёт, but this sentence uses по поводу. Are they interchangeable?
Yes, in this context they mean the same thing. Both по поводу and насчёт are prepositions of reference meaning about or regarding, and both require the Genitive case. Насчёт цены would be perfectly correct here, though по поводу can sound slightly more formal or official.
Why is the word цена in the Genitive case (цены)?
The compound preposition по поводу always forces the noun that follows it into the Genitive case. This works exactly like the preposition насчёт that you are focusing on in this lesson.
Could I use согласимся instead of договоримся to mean we will agree?
Not naturally in this context. Согласиться means to agree in the sense of conceding or saying yes to an idea or statement. Договориться specifically means to negotiate, make an arrangement, or come to a mutual agreement. Since you are working out a price, договоримся is the correct verb.
Does it matter that the sentence starts with По поводу цены rather than ending with it?
Yes, Russian uses word order to show what the speaker considers the main point. By putting по поводу цены at the front, the speaker establishes the topic, as if saying: As for the price... Placing the verb договоримся at the very end puts the emotional emphasis on the action, reassuring the listener that an agreement will definitely be reached.
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