Ja gotuję obiad, a ty sprzątasz pokój.

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Breakdown of Ja gotuję obiad, a ty sprzątasz pokój.

• ty: you
• gotować: to cook
• obiad: the dinner (main meal)

Questions & Answers about Ja gotuję obiad, a ty sprzątasz pokój.

What does gotuję mean and how is it conjugated in this sentence?

Gotuję is the first person singular form of the verb gotować (to cook). The ending -ę indicates that the subject is "I," so the sentence means "I cook dinner."

What does sprzątasz mean and what does its form tell us about the subject?

Sprzątasz is the second person singular form of the verb sprzątać (to clean). The ending -asz indicates that the subject is "you," meaning "you clean."

What does the noun obiad refer to and how should it be understood in context?

The noun obiad refers to a meal, typically the main cooked meal of the day. In Polish culture, it is often eaten around midday. In this sentence, it translates to "dinner" or "lunch" depending on the context, but generally it means the cooked meal being prepared.

What is the meaning of pokój in this sentence, and does it have other meanings?

In this sentence, pokój means "room" (i.e., a part of a house that is cleaned). Note that pokój can also mean "peace" in other contexts, but here it clearly refers to a physical room.

How does the conjunction a function in the sentence?