Word
Nasz pociąg odjeżdża z peronu drugiego.
Meaning
Our train departs from platform two.
Part of speech
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Pronunciation
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Breakdown of Nasz pociąg odjeżdża z peronu drugiego.
pociąg
the train
z
from
odjeżdżać
to depart
peron
the platform
Questions & Answers about Nasz pociąg odjeżdża z peronu drugiego.
Why is it nasz pociąg and not nasza pociąg or nasze pociąg?
Because pociąg is a masculine singular noun, and nasz has to agree with it in gender, number, and case.
So in the nominative singular:
- nasz pociąg = our train
- nasza książka = our book
- nasze okno = our window
Here, pociąg is masculine, so nasz is the correct form.
Why is odjeżdża in the present tense if the sentence is about a future departure?
Polish often uses the present tense for scheduled future events, just like English can do in sentences such as Our train leaves at 6:10.
So:
- Nasz pociąg odjeżdża... = Our train is departing / leaves ...
- It sounds natural for timetables, announcements, and fixed plans.
This verb is from odjeżdżać (imperfective), and in this context the present tense refers to a planned future event.
What does odjeżdża mean exactly?