Breakdown of On będzie słuchać muzyki i odpoczywać przez całą niedzielę.
być
to be
on
he
i
and
słuchać
to listen
muzyka
the music
odpoczywać
to rest
przez
for
cały
entire
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Questions & Answers about On będzie słuchać muzyki i odpoczywać przez całą niedzielę.
Why is the future tense formed with the auxiliary verb będzie plus an infinitive instead of a completely conjugated verb?
In Polish, the future tense for many imperfective verbs is created using a periphrastic construction. This means you take the auxiliary będzie (which translates to will) and add the main verbs in their infinitive forms (in this case, słuchać and odpoczywać) to indicate that the actions are going to happen in the future.
Why are słuchać and odpoczywać left in the infinitive form?
They remain in the infinitive form because they are part of the future construction with będzie. Instead of conjugating these verbs for the future, Polish uses this helper verb combined with the infinitive to express future actions clearly.
Why is the word muzyki in the sentence instead of muzyka?
The verb słuchać requires its object to be in the genitive case. The noun muzyka (meaning music) changes to muzyki in the genitive singular. This is a common requirement for verbs in Polish that express the idea of listening, watching, or even fearing something.
What does the phrase przez całą niedzielę mean and how is it constructed?
The phrase przez całą niedzielę translates to for the entire Sunday. The preposition przez is used to indicate duration when referring to time spans. The adjective całą is the feminine accusative form of cały (meaning entire), and it agrees with niedzielę (Sunday), which is a feminine noun in the accusative case.
How does the conjunction i function in this sentence?
The conjunction i simply connects the two activities słuchać muzyki and odpoczywać. It shows that both actions will be performed by the subject during the same time period (throughout Sunday), linking the two ideas into one coherent statement.