Questions & Answers about W sobotę idziemy na basen, żeby pływać i odpocząć.
What does W sobotę mean, and why is it in this form?
W sobotę means “on Saturday.” To express a specific point in time in Polish, you use w plus the noun in the accusative case. Since sobota is feminine, its accusative singular is sobotę.
Why is there a comma before żeby?
In Polish, a comma precedes subordinate clauses introduced by conjunctions like żeby (“in order to”). Here, that comma marks the start of the purpose clause explaining why we’re going to the pool.
What is the function of żeby in this sentence? Could we omit it?
Żeby means “in order to” or “so that” and links the main clause to a purpose clause with infinitives. You need żeby (or the slightly more formal aby) to introduce those infinitives; you can’t just drop it here.
Why is idziemy in the present tense when it refers to Saturday (a future time)?
Polish commonly uses the present tense of an imperfective verb to talk about planned future actions. So idziemy (“we go”) functions as “we’re going (to go)” or “we will go” in this context.
Why do we say iść na basen instead of iść do basenu?