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Questions & Answers about Jutro lecę do domu.
What does jutro mean, and how is it pronounced (where’s the stress)?
Jutro means tomorrow. It’s pronounced [ˈjut.rɔ], with the stress on the first (penultimate) syllable, as in most two-syllable Polish words.
What form of the verb is lecę?
Lecę is the 1st person singular present tense form of the verb lecieć (to fly). In English you’d render it as I’m flying or I fly.
Why use the present tense lecę to talk about a future trip?
Polish often uses the present tense for near-future actions when combined with a time adverb like jutro. Since lecieć is imperfective, its present form covers both “I’m flying now” and “I will fly” in context. Perfective verbs (e.g. polecieć) form a separate future: polecę (I will fly).
What’s the difference between lecieć and latać, and why is lecieć used here?
- Lecieć: unidirectional or one-off action of flying toward a specific destination (e.g. lecę do domu = I’m flying home).
- Latać: multidirectional or habitual flying (e.g. ptaki latają = birds fly regularly).
Since you’re describing one planned flight home, lecieć is the correct choice.
Why is domu in this form, and what case is it?
Domu is the genitive singular of dom (house/home). The preposition do always requires the genitive, so do domu literally means to home (i.e. to the house).
Why isn’t there an explicit “I” (ja) in the sentence?
Polish verbs carry person and number endings. The -ę in lecę uniquely marks 1st person singular, so the subject ja (“I”) is normally omitted unless you want extra emphasis.
Can I change the word order, for example Lecę jutro do domu or Lecę do domu jutro?
Yes—Polish word order is flexible thanks to case endings. All of these are correct, with subtle shifts in emphasis:
- Jutro lecę do domu (neutral statement)
- Lecę jutro do domu (focus slightly on the action or time)
- Lecę do domu jutro (uncommon, but possible; heavier emphasis on “tomorrow”)