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Questions & Answers about Przyszły tydzień będzie długi.
What part of speech is przyszły in przyszły tydzień, and why does it look like that?
Przyszły is an adjective modifying the noun tydzień (“week”). In Polish adjectives must agree with their nouns in gender (masculine), number (singular), and case (nominative here). That’s why you see przyszły rather than przyszłe (neuter) or przyszła (feminine).
Why is przyszły tydzień in the nominative case?
In the sentence Przyszły tydzień będzie długi, przyszły tydzień is the subject, the “doer” of the action (or in this case, the topic of the statement). Subjects in Polish take the nominative case.
How do you form the future tense of the verb być, and why is it będzie here?
Być (“to be”) is irregular. Its future tense for third person singular is będzie. The full paradigm is:
- ja będę (I will be)
- ty będziesz (you will be)
- on/ona/ono będzie (he/she/it will be)
Here we use będzie because we’re stating “it (the week) will be long.”
Why is the adjective długi used instead of some other form like długo?
Długi is an adjective meaning “long,” and it must agree with the noun tydzień, which is masculine singular nominative. Długo is an adverb (“for a long time”) and couldn’t describe the noun itself.
Could I say Następny tydzień będzie długi instead of Przyszły tydzień będzie długi?
Yes, you can use następny (“next”) and mean essentially the same thing in everyday speech. Przyszły (“future/upcoming”) is slightly more formal or general, while następny usually implies the very next in a sequence.
Is the word order here flexible? Could I say Będzie długi przyszły tydzień?
Polish word order is quite flexible, so Będzie długi przyszły tydzień is grammatically possible but stylistically marked or poetic. The neutral, most common order is Przyszły tydzień będzie długi, with subject – verb – predicate adjective.
How do I turn this into a question: “Will next week be long?”
Simply add the question word czy at the beginning (or rely on intonation):
- Czy przyszły tydzień będzie długi?
You can also say Przyszły tydzień będzie długi? in informal speech, raising your intonation at the end.
Where do you place the stress in będzie and how is it pronounced?
Będzie is pronounced [ˈbɛn.d͡ʑɛ], with stress on the first syllable: BĘD-zye. The “ę” is a nasal vowel, similar to the French “in.”