Thread: Поехали!

Originally Posted by puigh

Can someone explain to me why "поехали!" means "let's go!" although the literal translation is "(we/you/they) went" (if I'm not mistaken).

Because it's a whoop, not a verb.
In many cases (if not in most) "поехали!" used as "let's start".

Originally Posted by Inf

Because it's a whoop, not a verb.

When you say a "whoop", do you mean an interjection?

Originally Posted by Demonic_Duck

When you say a "whoop", do you mean an interjection?

Used online translator for "возглас" .
Yes, I mean "interjection".

//next time will use online dictionary

Originally Posted by Inf

Because it's a whoop, not a verb.
In many cases (if not in most) "поехали!" used as "let's start".

"Whoop" is not a grammatical term, if not anything, the word is a verb.
Verbs in past form like поехали, пошли, побежали, полетели are used either to describe started actions in the past or to urge to do the action at the moment.