Word
Nadchodzi zima.
Meaning
Winter is coming.
Part of speech
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Pronunciation
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Questions & Answers about Nadchodzi zima.
What part of speech is nadchodzi, and what form is it?
Nadchodzi is a verb. It is the 3rd person singular present tense form of nadchodzić.
So literally, it means something like:
- is approaching
- is coming
- comes near
Because zima is singular, the verb is also singular: nadchodzi.
Why is zima in the basic form?
Because zima is the subject of the sentence.
In Nadchodzi zima, the thing that is approaching is winter, so zima stays in the nominative case, which is the dictionary form.
Compare:
- Zima nadchodzi. = Winter is coming.
- Nie lubię zimy. = I don't like winter.
Here zimy is not the subject, so the form changes.
Why isn't there a word for the in Nadchodzi zima?