Breakdown of Spotkanie potrwa jeszcze godzinę.
Questions & Answers about Spotkanie potrwa jeszcze godzinę.
What is the role of each word in Spotkanie potrwa jeszcze godzinę?
- Spotkanie = the meeting; it is the subject.
- potrwa = will last; this is the verb.
- jeszcze = still / yet / another / more, depending on context. Here it means another / more.
- godzinę = an hour, in the accusative case.
So structurally, it is basically:
Meeting + will last + another + hour
Why does potrwa mean future, even though it does not have będzie?
Because potrwa comes from the perfective verb potrwać. In Polish, perfective verbs do not normally have a present meaning in forms like this; their so-called present forms usually refer to the future.
So:
- trwa = is lasting / lasts from imperfective trwać
- potrwa = will last from perfective potrwać
This is very common in Polish aspect.
What is the difference between trwać and potrwać?
They are related, but not identical.
- trwać is imperfective: it describes duration as an ongoing process, with no built-in endpoint.
- potrwać is perfective: it presents the event as lasting for a certain bounded period.
In this sentence, potrwa suggests the meeting will continue for another hour as one whole time span.
A rough contrast:
- Spotkanie trwa = The meeting is going on / is lasting
- Spotkanie potrwa jeszcze godzinę = The meeting will last another hour
What does jeszcze mean here exactly?
Why is it godzinę, not godzina?
Because Polish usually uses the accusative case for a duration of time after verbs like trwać, czekać, spać, pracować, and so on.
So:
- godzina = nominative, the basic dictionary form
- godzinę = accusative singular
Compare:
Why is there no separate word for English for, as in for another hour?
Because Polish often expresses duration without a preposition. The accusative case itself can show the idea of for.
So English says:
- for another hour
Polish simply says:
- jeszcze godzinę
That is a very normal Polish pattern.
Why is there no jedną before godzinę?
Because in Polish, with time expressions, the numeral one is often omitted when it is obvious.
So:
- godzinę can mean an hour
- jedną godzinę is also possible, but it sounds more emphatic
You might use jedną if you want contrast or emphasis, for example:
- Nie dwie, tylko jedną godzinę = Not two, only one hour
In a neutral sentence, godzinę is enough.
Could I also say Spotkanie będzie trwało jeszcze godzinę?
Yes. That is also correct and natural.
There is a small difference in feel:
- Spotkanie potrwa jeszcze godzinę = a compact, very natural way to say The meeting will last another hour
- Spotkanie będzie trwało jeszcze godzinę = also The meeting will be lasting / will last another hour, using the future of the imperfective verb trwać
In many everyday contexts, both are fine.
The version with potrwa often feels a bit more concise and bounded.
Does jeszcze godzinę mean the whole meeting lasts one hour, or one more hour from now?
It means one more hour from the relevant reference point, not the total duration of the whole meeting.
So if the meeting is already happening, Spotkanie potrwa jeszcze godzinę means:
- The meeting will last another hour
- The meeting will continue for one more hour
If you wanted to say the total duration is one hour, you would usually express that differently, depending on context.
Can the word order be changed?
Yes. Polish word order is fairly flexible, and changing it usually changes emphasis, not the core meaning.
The neutral version is:
- Spotkanie potrwa jeszcze godzinę.
Other possible orders include:
Jeszcze godzinę potrwa spotkanie.
This emphasizes another hour.Spotkanie jeszcze potrwa godzinę.
This puts more focus on jeszcze, the idea that it will still continue.
For a learner, the original order is the safest and most neutral.
What case is spotkanie, and what kind of noun is it?
Spotkanie is a neuter noun and here it is in the nominative singular, because it is the subject of the sentence.
Its dictionary form is also spotkanie.
You can see its neuter gender more clearly in other structures, for example:
- To spotkanie było długie. = This meeting was long.
- Dobre spotkanie = a good meeting
In potrwa, the verb form does not visibly show gender, so the noun ending is the main clue here.
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