Questions & Answers about Mój plan na rok jest gotowy.
Why is the preposition na used with rok in plan na rok, and what case does rok take here?
In Polish, na + accusative expresses the duration or intended span of something (in this case, “for a year”). After na, you must use the accusative case; the accusative singular of rok is identical to its nominative—rok. So plan na rok literally means “a plan for (the span of) one year.”
Could you say w rok instead of na rok, or use przez rok?
No.
- w rok is not used to mean “for a year.” If you want to say “during the year” you’d say w ciągu roku (“over the course of a year”).
- przez rok means “for the entire duration of a year,” stressing that something lasts the whole year. But when talking about a “plan intended to cover one year,” the idiomatic choice is plan na rok.
How do we know to use mój instead of moja or moje?
Plan is a masculine singular noun. Polish possessive pronouns agree in gender, number, and case with the noun they modify. Because plan is masculine, you take the masculine form mój (feminine would be moja, neuter moje, etc.).
Why is the adjective gotowy also in its masculine form?