Breakdown of Skoro autobus odjeżdża za pięć minut, musimy wyjść teraz.
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to have to
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to leave
Questions & Answers about Skoro autobus odjeżdża za pięć minut, musimy wyjść teraz.
What does skoro mean here?
Here skoro means something like since, as, or given that.
So Skoro autobus odjeżdża za pięć minut... means:
- Since the bus leaves in five minutes...
- Given that the bus leaves in five minutes...
It introduces a reason or an obvious premise that leads to the conclusion in the main clause.
A rough pattern is:
- Skoro X, to Y. = Since X, then Y.
In everyday speech, the to is often omitted, as in your sentence.
Why is odjeżdża in the present tense if the bus is leaving in the future?
Polish often uses the present tense to talk about scheduled future events, just like English does in sentences such as The bus leaves in five minutes.
So:
- autobus odjeżdża za pięć minut = the bus leaves in five minutes
This is very natural with timetables, plans, and scheduled departures.
If you used a future form here, it would sound less like a scheduled fact and more like a one-time future event.
What is the difference between odjeżdża and wyjeżdża?