Autobus przyjeżdża na przystanek co dziesięć minut.

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Breakdown of Autobus przyjeżdża na przystanek co dziesięć minut.

• autobus: the bus
• przyjeżdżać: to arrive
• przystanek: the stop

Questions & Answers about Autobus przyjeżdża na przystanek co dziesięć minut.

What does przyjeżdża mean, and why is it in the present tense?

przyjeżdża is the third-person singular present tense of the imperfective verb przyjeżdżać, meaning to arrive (habitually or repeatedly). Polish uses the present tense for scheduled or habitual events, so Autobus przyjeżdża… conveys a regular timetable rather than a one-off action.

Why is it na przystanek, and what case is przystanek in?

The preposition na takes the accusative when indicating movement toward a destination. Here you’re saying to the bus stop, so przystanek is in the accusative singular. Because przystanek is a masculine inanimate noun, its accusative form is identical to the nominative.

How do we express every ten minutes in Polish, and why is it co dziesięć minut?

Frequency is marked with co + a time interval in the accusative, literally every + X. Thus co dziesięć minut means every ten minutes. The noun minuta after the numeral dziesięć takes the genitive plural minut, since Polish numerals 5 and above govern the genitive plural.

Can I use the future tense instead of the present here?

If you mean a single upcoming event, switch to the perfective in the future: ().But to describe a timetable or habit, Polish stays in the present:.