Word
Lubię wieczorem popatrzeć na gwiazdy z balkonu.
Meaning
I like to look at the stars from the balcony in the evening.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
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Breakdown of Lubię wieczorem popatrzeć na gwiazdy z balkonu.
ja
I
lubić
to like
wieczorem
in the evening
na
at
Questions & Answers about Lubię wieczorem popatrzeć na gwiazdy z balkonu.
Why is it lubię + infinitive here? Does it mean I like to...?
Yes. Lubię means I like, and in Polish it is very common to follow lubić with an infinitive:
- Lubię czytać. = I like to read.
- Lubię spacerować. = I like to walk.
- Lubię wieczorem popatrzeć na gwiazdy z balkonu. = I like to look at the stars from the balcony in the evening.
So structurally, Polish is similar to English here: I like + to do something.
Why is it wieczorem and not something like w wieczór?
Wieczorem is a very common Polish adverbial form meaning in the evening / during the evening.
It comes from wieczór (evening), but in this sentence it is being used in a fixed time expression. Polish often uses this kind of form for parts of the day:
- rano = in the morning
- wieczorem = in the evening
- nocą = at night / during the night
So wieczorem is the natural choice here.
W wieczór would usually not be used for the general meaning in the evening. It might appear only in more specific or unusual contexts.
What is the difference between popatrzeć and patrzeć?