Sprawdzam konto codziennie wieczorem.

I check my account every evening.

Breakdown of Sprawdzam konto codziennie wieczorem.

• ja: I
• codziennie: every day
• wieczorem: in the evening
• sprawdzać: to check
• konto: the account

Questions & Answers about Sprawdzam konto codziennie wieczorem.

What does sprawdzam mean, and what is its infinitive form?

Sprawdzam is the 1st person singular present tense of the imperfective verb sprawdzać, meaning “to check.” So sprawdzam = “I check” or “I am checking.”

Why is sprawdzam imperfective rather than perfective (e.g., sprawdzę)?

Imperfective verbs in Polish describe ongoing or habitual actions. Because you’re talking about a repeated daily routine (“I check every evening”), the imperfective sprawdzam is appropriate. The perfective sprawdzę would imply a single, completed action (“I will check once”).

Why is konto in its current form, and which case is it?

Konto is the direct object of the verb, so it should be in the accusative case. Neuter nouns ending in -o have identical nominative and accusative singular forms. That’s why you see konto unchanged.

What does codziennie mean, and why does it come before wieczorem?

Codziennie is an adverb meaning “every day.” In Polish, you can place adverbs of frequency before or after other time expressions. Here codziennie precedes wieczorem (“in the evening”) to mean “every evening,” but swapping them (wieczorem codziennie) is also acceptable.

Why is there no preposition before wieczorem, and how is that form derived?

Wieczorem is the instrumental singular of wieczór used adverbially to express time (“in the evening”). Polish often uses the instrumental case without a preposition for parts of the day (e.g., rano, wieczorem, po południu).

Could I say Każdego wieczoru sprawdzam konto instead? What’s different?

Yes. Każdego wieczoru (“every evening”) is another common way to express the same idea. Here każdego is the genitive masculine singular of każdy, and wieczoru is the genitive of wieczór—temporal expressions with każdy generally use the genitive.

What’s the difference between codziennie wieczorem and każdego wieczoru?

Practically none in meaning: both mean “every evening.”

• codziennie wieczorem = adverb of frequency + adverbial time phrase
• każdego wieczoru = single genitive construction with każdy

Can I drop codziennie and just say Sprawdzam konto wieczorem? Would it still imply “every evening”?

You can say Sprawdzam konto wieczorem, which generally suggests you check in the evening (habitually or at least on most evenings). Adding codziennie makes the daily repetition explicit.

Is the word order strict? For example, could I say Wieczorem codziennie sprawdzam konto?

Word order in Polish is quite flexible.
All of these are valid and mean essentially the same:

• Codziennie wieczorem sprawdzam konto
• Wieczorem codziennie sprawdzam konto
• Sprawdzam konto codziennie wieczorem
  Word order tweaks can shift emphasis but don’t change the basic meaning.