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    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.

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    Re: собраться куда / где

    Quote 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.
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    Re: собраться куда / где

    Thank you.

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    Re: собраться куда / где

    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'

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    Re: собраться куда / где

    Quote 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?

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    Re: собраться куда / где

    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.

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    Re: собраться куда / где

    Quote Originally Posted by radomir
    — Я согласен. В книжный магазин я собираюсь давно, так что с удовольствием пойду вместе с тобой.
    Typos.

    Quote 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.
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    Re: собраться куда / где

    Thanks to you again.

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