Breakdown of Wieczorem lubię patrzeć na gwiazdy z balkonu.
ja
I
lubić
to like
wieczorem
in the evening
na
at
Questions & Answers about Wieczorem lubię patrzeć na gwiazdy z balkonu.
Why does the sentence start with Wieczorem? What exactly does it mean here?
Wieczorem means in the evening or during the evening.
In Polish, this is a very common time expression. It comes from the noun wieczór (evening), but in this fixed adverb-like form, wieczorem means in the evening.
So:
- wieczór = evening
- wieczorem = in the evening
It works a bit like other Polish time expressions such as:
- rano = in the morning
- nocą = at night / during the night
In this sentence, Wieczorem sets the time for the whole action: that this is something the speaker likes doing in the evening.
Why is it lubię, and not something like lubić?
Lubię is the 1st person singular present tense form of lubić (to like).
So:
- lubić = to like
- lubię = I like
The subject ja (I) is not needed, because the verb ending already shows who is doing the action.
Conjugation of lubić in the present tense:
- (ja) lubię = I like
- (ty) lubisz = you like
- (on/ona/ono) lubi = he/she/it likes
- (my) lubimy = we like
- (wy) lubicie = you all like
- (oni/one) lubią = they like
So lubię patrzeć literally means I like to look / I like watching.
Why is there no word for in the sentence?