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Why is it Od piątku do niedzieli and not Od piątek do niedziela?
Because after od (from) and do (to / until), Polish normally uses the genitive case.
So:
- piątek → piątku
- niedziela → niedzieli
That is why you get:
- od piątku = from Friday
- do niedzieli = until Sunday / through Sunday
This whole phrase means a time span: from Friday to Sunday.
Does Od piątku do niedzieli mean the same as on the weekend?
Not exactly, though it is very close in many contexts.
- Od piątku do niedzieli literally means from Friday to Sunday
- W weekend means at/on the weekend
The Polish sentence is a bit more explicit: it includes Friday through Sunday, not just the idea of the weekend in a loose way.
Why is it nie robimy remontu instead of nie robimy remont?