Word
W tym roku chcielibyśmy spędzić urlop nad morzem.
Meaning
This year we would like to spend our vacation by the sea.
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Breakdown of W tym roku chcielibyśmy spędzić urlop nad morzem.
my
we
chcieć
would like (infinitive)
spędzić
to spend
urlop
the vacation
Questions & Answers about W tym roku chcielibyśmy spędzić urlop nad morzem.
What does w tym roku literally mean, and why is it not ten rok?
W tym roku literally means in this year, i.e. this year.
The preposition w (in) requires the locative case here, so ten rok changes form:
- ten rok = this year (dictionary/basic form)
- w tym roku = in this year / this year
So:
- ten → tym
- rok → roku
This is very common in Polish:
- w tym domu = in this house
- w tym mieście = in this city
- w tym roku = this year
So the sentence starts with a time expression: This year...
Why is it roku and not rok?
Because after w in this meaning, Polish uses the locative case.
The noun rok changes like this:
- nominative: rok
- locative: roku
So:
- rok = year
- w roku = in the year
This is just case grammar: the preposition determines the form of the noun.