Wieczorem wyłączam komputer.

I turn off the computer in the evening.

Breakdown of Wieczorem wyłączam komputer.

• ja: I
• wieczorem: in the evening
• komputer: the computer
• wyłączać: to turn off

Questions & Answers about Wieczorem wyłączam komputer.

Why is Wieczorem used instead of Wieczór? What case is wieczorem?

Wieczorem is the instrumental singular of wieczór, used adverbially to mean “in the evening.” Polish often turns nouns into time-adverbials by using the instrumental: rano, popołudniem, wieczorem.

Why is there no pronoun ja at the beginning of the sentence?

Polish verb endings encode the subject. The -am ending in wyłączam already tells you it’s first person singular (“I”). Subject pronouns like ja are usually omitted unless for emphasis or contrast.

What aspect and tense does wyłączam represent?

Wyłączam is present tense of the imperfective verb wyłączać (“to switch off”). Imperfective present can express a habitual action (“I switch off”) or an ongoing one (“I am switching off”). To express a single future event you’d use the perfective wyłączę: Wieczorem wyłączę komputer (“In the evening I will switch off the computer”).

What case is komputer in, and why doesn’t its form change?

Komputer is the direct object in the accusative case. Since it’s a masculine inanimate noun, its accusative form is identical to the nominative: komputer.

Can I rearrange the words to Wyłączam komputer wieczorem? Would that change the meaning?

Yes. Polish has flexible word order. Placing wieczorem at the front highlights the time (“In the evening…”), while Wyłączam komputer wieczorem is more neutral. The core meaning remains the same.

How do you form the present tense for verbs ending in -ać, like wyłączać?

Drop -ać and add the present endings:
ja wyłączam, ty wyłączasz, on/ona wyłącza, my wyłączamy, wy wyłączacie, oni/one wyłączają.

How is wyłączam pronounced and where is the stress?

Stress in Polish falls on the penultimate syllable. You say wy-ŁĄ-czam [vɨˈwɔnt͡ʂam], with the nasal ą sounding like French “on.”