Musimy zostać w domu, bo pada deszcz.

We have to stay at home because it is raining.

Breakdown of Musimy zostać w domu, bo pada deszcz.

• dom: the house
• w: in
• bo: because
• musieć: to have to

Questions & Answers about Musimy zostać w domu, bo pada deszcz.

What does musimy mean?

Musimy means we must or we have to.

It is the 1st person plural form of the verb musieć = to have to / must.

So:

• muszę = I must
• musisz = you must
• musi = he/she/it must
• musimy = we must

In this sentence, Musimy tells you that we are under some obligation.

Why is zostać used here? Doesn’t it also mean to become?

Yes — zostać can mean different things depending on the context.

Here, zostać w domu means to stay at home / remain at home.

Compare:

• zostać w domu = stay at home
• zostać lekarzem = become a doctor

So the meaning changes depending on what comes after it:

• with a place: usually stay/remain
• with a profession/role/status: often become

In this sentence, because we have w domu (at home / in the house), the meaning is clearly stay.

Why is it zostać, not zostawać?