Word
Dzisiaj wieczorem idziemy na pierwszą randkę do restauracji.
Meaning
This evening we are going on our first date to a restaurant.
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Breakdown of Dzisiaj wieczorem idziemy na pierwszą randkę do restauracji.
iść
to go
do
to
wieczorem
in the evening
na
for
Questions & Answers about Dzisiaj wieczorem idziemy na pierwszą randkę do restauracji.
What form is wieczorem, and why does it end in -em instead of just wieczór?
Wieczorem is the instrumental singular form of wieczór (evening).
In Polish, time expressions often use the instrumental case to mean “in/at [time of day]”. So:
- wieczór – evening (basic/nominative form)
- wieczorem – in the evening / this evening
Other common time expressions like this:
- rano → rano (here the form stays the same, but it’s also instrumental in use)
- dzień → dniem (rare in time sense, but grammatically similar)
- noc → nocą (at night)
So dzisiaj wieczorem literally feels like “today in the evening”, which we just translate as “this evening / tonight” in English.
Are both dzisiaj and wieczorem necessary? Can I say just one of them or change the order?