Za tydzień mamy rodzinny obiad u babci.

to have

Breakdown of Za tydzień mamy rodzinny obiad u babci.

• obiad: the dinner (main meal)
• my: we
• u: at

Questions & Answers about Za tydzień mamy rodzinny obiad u babci.

What does za tydzień mean exactly? Is it in a week or next week?

Za tydzień most literally means in a week / a week from now.

Polish uses za + accusative to talk about how much time will pass before something happens:

• za godzinę = in an hour
• za dwa dni = in two days
• za tydzień = in a week
• za miesiąc = in a month

In everyday English, the sentence might be translated as Next week we’re having a family lunch/dinner at Grandma’s, but grammatically za tydzień is specifically in a week.

Why is it tydzień after za, not some other form?

Because za in this time expression takes the accusative case.

The noun tydzień is masculine inanimate, and in the singular its accusative form is the same as its nominative form:

• nominative: tydzień
• accusative: tydzień

So after za, you still see tydzień.

Compare with other nouns where the form changes more clearly:

• za godzinę = in an hour
• za minutę = in a minute

Why is it mamy and not a future form like będziemy mieć?