Questions & Answers about Budeme pokračovat zítra.
What does budeme mean here?
Budeme means we will.
It is the 1st person plural future form of být (to be), but in sentences like this it also works as the future marker used with an infinitive:
- budeme pokračovat = we will continue
So although být normally means to be, here budeme helps form the future tense.
Why is pokračovat in the infinitive?
Because Czech often forms the future of an imperfective verb with:
- a future form of být
- the infinitive
So:
- budeme pokračovat = we will continue
This is similar to English will continue.
Here, pokračovat is the infinitive meaning to continue.
Why isn’t there a word for we in the sentence?
Czech often omits subject pronouns when they are already clear from the verb form.
- budeme already tells you the subject is we
So:
- Budeme pokračovat zítra.
- My budeme pokračovat zítra.
Both are possible, but the version without my is more neutral and natural in many contexts.
You would add my mainly for emphasis or contrast, such as:
What does zítra mean, and where does it go in the sentence?
Zítra means tomorrow.
In Czech, adverbs of time are fairly flexible in position, so all of these are possible:
- Budeme pokračovat zítra.
- Zítra budeme pokračovat.
- Budeme zítra pokračovat.
They all mean roughly the same thing, though the emphasis can shift slightly.
A very common neutral option is:
- Zítra budeme pokračovat.
But Budeme pokračovat zítra is also perfectly natural.
Is budeme pokračovat the normal way to say we will continue?
Yes. This is the standard way to form the future of an imperfective verb like pokračovat.
Pattern:
- budu pokračovat = I will continue
- budeš pokračovat = you will continue
- bude pokračovat = he/she/it will continue
- budeme pokračovat = we will continue
- budete pokračovat = you will continue
- budou pokračovat = they will continue
So budeme pokračovat is exactly the expected form.
Why do we use this future form instead of a present tense form?
Because Czech usually uses a true future form when talking about a future action like this.
- Budeme pokračovat zítra. = We will continue tomorrow.
If you said a present tense form, it could sound different in meaning or style. In some contexts Czech can use present forms for future events, but with pokračovat, budeme pokračovat is the straightforward and standard choice.
So for a learner, this is the safest form to use.
Does pokračovat take any case after it?
Often it is followed by v + locative when you mean continue in something:
- pokračovat v práci = continue working / continue in the work
- pokračovat v rozhovoru = continue the conversation
It can also be followed by another infinitive in some contexts:
- pokračovat pracovat is generally not the usual phrasing
More natural would be:
- budeme pokračovat v práci = we will continue the work / keep working
- budeme dál pracovat = we will continue working
In your sentence, there is no object or complement, so pokračovat stands on its own: We’ll continue tomorrow.
How is Budeme pokračovat zítra pronounced?
A rough pronunciation guide is:
- Budeme ≈ BOO-deh-meh
- pokračovat ≈ PO-kra-cho-vat
- zítra ≈ ZEE-tra
A few useful points:
- u in Budeme is like oo in food
- á and í are long vowels
- č sounds like ch in church
- ř is a special Czech sound with no exact English equivalent; learners often approximate it at first
A rough full version:
- BOO-deh-meh PO-kra-cho-vat ZEE-tra
Can I also say Pokračujeme zítra?
Sometimes, but it is not exactly the same.
- Budeme pokračovat zítra clearly means We will continue tomorrow
- Pokračujeme zítra literally looks like We continue tomorrow, and depending on context it can be understood as a scheduled future, similar to English We’re continuing tomorrow
So Pokračujeme zítra may be possible in the right context, but Budeme pokračovat zítra is the clearer and more basic future form for learners.
Is there anything important to notice about the word order?
Yes: Czech word order is more flexible than English, because endings carry a lot of grammatical information.
So the sentence can be rearranged more freely:
- Budeme pokračovat zítra.
- Zítra budeme pokračovat.
- Budeme zítra pokračovat.
The differences are mostly about focus or emphasis, not basic meaning.
English usually needs a more fixed order, but Czech lets you move elements around more naturally depending on what you want to stress.
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