Thread: собраться куда / где

In my dictionaries two basic meanings are given for собраться: a) to get together and b) to have in mind (to do something). On other hand in "Russian verb. Prepositional and un-prepositional regime" are given for собраться: куда (+ Acc.), где (+ Prep.), and Infinitive (there is no mention for it but it is obvious). So куда (+ Acc.) doesn't fit with none of the meanings nor the examples given in the dictionaries. I have the following exercise. A person is proposing to another to go to Дом книги, and this answer is given:
- Я согдасен. В книжный магазин я собираюсь давно, так что с удовольствием пойду виесте с тобой.
It is clear that here the meaning of собраться куда (+ Acc.) is used, but which will be the right translation in this construction? Thank you.

Originally Posted by radomir

In my dictionaries two basic meanings are given for собраться: a) to get together and b) to have in mind (to do something). On other hand in "Russian verb. Prepositional and un-prepositional regime" are given for собраться: куда (+ Acc.), где (+ Prep.), and Infinitive (there is no mention for it but it is obvious). So куда (+ Acc.) doesn't fit with none of the meanings nor the examples given in the dictionaries. I have the following exercise. A person is proposing to another to go to Дом книги, and this answer is given:
- Я согдасен. В книжный магазин я собираюсь давно, так что с удовольствием пойду виесте с тобой.
It is clear that here the meaning of собраться куда (+ Acc.) is used, but which will be the right translation in this construction? Thank you.

It is a particular variant of meaning b) to have in mind (to do something) , namely to have in mind to go somewhere (куда). "To go" here is usually omitted.

Thank you.

1) Собраться (где?) в порту = to gather ((much better meaning than 'to get together')) in the port
2) Собраться (куда?) в порт = to be going to port
3) well, the infinitive thing is obvious you said already

So your replic should look like this:
Russian:
Я согласен. В книжный магазин я собираюсь давно, так что с удовольствием пойду вместе с тобой.
English:
I agree. I was going to the book store for some time, so I'll gladly go with you.

and yes, as it-ogo said, in Russian the two meanings 'to have smth in mind' and 'to be going somewhere' are rather mixed, so you can use 'собираться (куда?)' as 'to have in mind to go somewhere'

Originally Posted by Bpysix

Both of the meanings of 'собраться': those that answer the question 'куда?' and 'где?' are used with prepositional case, not accusative (although with different prepositions)

You didn't quite say what you meant to say, did you?

Absolutely right.
edited my previous post.
Thank you

Seems like I'll have my Russian concensually revised while being on this forum, although it's my native language.

Originally Posted by radomir

— Я согласен. В книжный магазин я собираюсь давно, так что с удовольствием пойду вместе с тобой.

Typos.

Originally Posted by it-ogo

It is a particular variant of meaning b) to have in mind (to do something), namely to have in mind to go somewhere (куда). "To go" here is usually omitted.

Yep.

Thanks to you again.