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Kiedy restauracja jest zamknięta, robimy sałatkę i pijemy sok.
Meaning
When the restaurant is closed, we make a salad and drink juice.
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Breakdown of Kiedy restauracja jest zamknięta, robimy sałatkę i pijemy sok.
być
to be
i
and
kiedy
when
restauracja
the restaurant
Questions & Answers about Kiedy restauracja jest zamknięta, robimy sałatkę i pijemy sok.
Why do we use kiedy in this sentence? Can we also use gdy?
Both kiedy and gdy translate as “when” and can introduce a temporal clause.
- kiedy is more common in everyday speech.
- gdy feels slightly more formal or literary.
You could say: Gdy restauracja jest zamknięta, robimy sałatkę i pijemy sok.
Why is there a comma after zamknięta?
In Polish, when a subordinate clause (here the kiedy-clause) comes before the main clause, you separate them with a comma.
Structure: Subordinate clause + comma + Main clause.
If you place the main clause first, the comma becomes optional:
Robimy sałatkę i pijemy sok kiedy restauracja jest zamknięta.
Why is restauracja in the nominative case?
restauracja is the subject of the subordinate clause (“when the restaurant is closed”). Subjects in Polish always take the nominative case. The verb jest (is) requires a nominative subject.
Why is zamknięta used here, and why does it end in “-a”?
zamknięta is the past passive participle of zamknąć used as an adjective meaning “closed.”
It agrees with restauracja in gender (feminine), number (singular), and case (nominative), hence the ending “-a.”