Ona gotuje śniadanie w sobotę rano.

She cooks breakfast on Saturday morning.

Breakdown of Ona gotuje śniadanie w sobotę rano.

• ona: she
• gotować: to cook
• śniadanie: the breakfast
• w sobotę rano: on Saturday morning

Questions & Answers about Ona gotuje śniadanie w sobotę rano.

Why is ona included when Polish often drops subject pronouns?

Polish is a pro-drop language, so the verb ending in gotuje already tells us the subject is “she.” Including ona is optional and used for emphasis or clarity—e.g. to contrast her actions with someone else’s.

What does the -je ending in gotuje indicate?

The -je ending marks the third person singular present tense of the imperfective verb gotować. Conjugation in present tense looks like this: • ja gotuję
• ty gotujesz
• on/ona/ono gotuje
• my gotujemy
• wy gotujecie
• oni/one gotują

Why is śniadanie in the accusative case?

Śniadanie is the direct object of the verb gotuje, and Polish uses the accusative case for direct objects. For many neuter nouns (like śniadanie), the nominative and accusative forms are identical.

Why do we say w sobotę instead of w sobota?

After the preposition w (meaning “in” or “on” for time expressions), days of the week take the accusative case. The nominative sobota changes to sobotę in the accusative.

Why is there no preposition before rano?

Time-of-day words such as rano (“morning”), wieczorem (“evening”), popołudniu (“afternoon”) stand alone without a preposition. You simply place them after your date or day: w sobotę rano = “on Saturday morning.”

Can I reorder the words for emphasis?

Yes. Polish word order is flexible. For example: • Ona w sobotę rano gotuje śniadanie (emphasizes time)
• W sobotę rano ona gotuje śniadanie (neutral)
• Gotuje śniadanie w sobotę rano (focus on the cooking)
All versions mean the same basic thing, with slight shifts in focus.

How would I say “She will cook breakfast on Saturday morning”?

Use the perfective verb ugotować in the future tense: • Ona ugotuje śniadanie w sobotę rano.
This signals a completed action in the future.

How do I turn this into a yes/no question: “Does she cook breakfast on Saturday mornings?”

Add czy at the start and keep the rest mostly the same: • Czy ona gotuje śniadanie w sobotę rano?
If you want to stress habit, you can insert zwykle (“usually”):
• Czy ona zwykle gotuje śniadanie w sobotę rano?