Questions & Answers about Jutro jemy kolację u cioci.
In Polish, the present tense is very often used for planned future events, just like in English in sentences such as We’re having dinner tomorrow.
So Jutro jemy kolację u cioci literally uses the present form jemy = we eat / we are eating, but with jutro (tomorrow) it naturally means we’re eating / having dinner tomorrow.
This is especially common when talking about arrangements, plans, schedules, or intentions.
Because Polish verb endings usually already show who is doing the action.
Jemy means we eat / we are eating, so the pronoun my (we) is not necessary.
You could say My jutro jemy kolację u cioci, but that usually adds emphasis, like We are the ones eating at our aunt’s tomorrow.
Because kolację is in the accusative case, which is used for the direct object of the verb.
Here, the thing being eaten/had is dinner, so Polish uses the accusative:
- nominative: kolacja = dinner
- accusative: kolację
So:
- Jemy kolację = We’re eating/having dinner
This is very common in Polish: the object of the verb often changes form.