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Questions & Answers about Lipiec bywa gorący.
What part of speech is bywa, and what nuance does it add?
bywa is the 3rd person singular present form of the verb bywać. It conveys a habitual or occasional action, so Lipiec bywa gorący means “July tends to be hot” or “July is sometimes hot,” not necessarily “it is hot right now.”
Why not use jest gorący instead of bywa gorący?
- jest gorący = “it is hot” (a statement about the current condition)
- bywa gorący = “it tends to be hot,” “it’s sometimes hot” (a general/habitual observation)
Why is Lipiec capitalized?
In Polish, names of months are always written with an initial capital letter, just like proper nouns.
Why are there no articles (a, the) before Lipiec or gorący?
Polish does not use articles. Nouns and adjectives appear without a, an, or the.
What case is Lipiec in, and why?
Lipiec is in the nominative case because it functions as the subject of the sentence.
Why does gorący end with -y?
Adjectives must agree with their nouns in gender, number, and case. Lipiec is masculine singular nominative, so gorący takes the masculine singular nominative ending -y.
Can I use a different adjective, like ciepły, in the same structure?
Yes. For example, Lipiec bywa ciepły means “July tends to be warm.” You choose gorący for “hot” and ciepły for “warm.”
How would I say “August tends to be hot” using the same pattern?
Replace Lipiec with Sierpień:
Sierpień bywa gorący.
How do you pronounce Lipiec bywa gorący?
Approximate pronunciation in English letters:
LEE-pyets BYH-vah go-RON-tsee
(Stress on the first syllable of Lipiec and bywa, and on the second syllable of gorący.)