Thread: Valda - разные вопросы по глаголам

And also, why is Я пойду in your list? That means "I will go" not "I shall" or "I ought to".

Because we use "я пойду" or "я побегу", this kind of thing in the meaning of an immediate action, instead of a planned action, like "ну, я пошёл". This translates into a "shall-phrase", like "Shall I go now?" = Ну, я пошёл уже? or Ну что, пойду я уже.

This is not quite the same as "I will go" = Я пойду (на концерт завтра)

Originally Posted by Medved

Because we use "я пойду" or "я побегу", this kind of thing in the meaning of an immediate action, instead of a planned action, like "ну, я пошёл". This translates into a "shall-phrase", like "Shall I go now?" = Ну, я пошёл уже? or Ну что, пойду я уже.

This is not quite the same as "I will go" = Я пойду (на концерт завтра)

This is what I'm trying to say. According to your logic, someone learning Russian should memorize the translation:
"я пошёл" = "I shall go"
Yes, it might be appropriate to translate it like that in certain contexts, but memorizing a tranlsation like this is ridiculous.

Or another example. You said:
Мне нужно = I need
Я вынужден = I have to (I'm forced to)
Я должен = I must
There's no difference in meaning in English between "I need to" "I have to" and "I must", but the three Russian phrases all have different meanings.