Elon.io is an online learning platform
We have an entire course teaching Polish grammar and vocabulary.
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.