Questions & Answers about Mam trochę czasu po pracy.
Why is it mam and not ja mam?
In Polish, the subject pronoun is often omitted because the verb ending already shows who is doing the action.
- mam = I have
- The ending -m tells you it is 1st person singular
So Mam trochę czasu po pracy is completely natural.
You can say Ja mam trochę czasu po pracy, but ja adds emphasis, as in I have some time, maybe unlike someone else.
What form is mam?
Mam is the 1st person singular present tense form of the verb mieć, meaning to have.
The present tense forms are:
- mam = I have
- masz = you have
- ma = he/she/it has
- mamy = we have
- macie = you all have
- mają = they have
So Mam trochę czasu literally means I have a bit of time.
What exactly does trochę mean?