Breakdown of Biblioteka udostępni egzemplarz w książkomacie.
w
in
biblioteka
the library
egzemplarz
the copy (publication)
książkomat
the library locker
Questions & Answers about Biblioteka udostępni egzemplarz w książkomacie.
Why does udostępni mean will make available? It looks like a present-tense form.
Because udostępnić is a perfective verb.
In Polish, perfective verbs do not normally have a true present tense. Their present-looking forms are used for the future. So:
- udostępni = will make available
- not is making available
Compare:
- udostępnia = is making available / makes available regularly
imperfective - udostępni = will make available (once, as a completed action)
perfective
So this sentence presents the action as a completed future event.
What is the dictionary form of udostępni, and what person is it?
The dictionary form is udostępnić.
Udostępni is:
- 3rd person
- singular
- from a perfective verb
So it means he/she/it will make available.
Here it refers to biblioteka, so the sense is the library will make available.
Why is biblioteka used as the subject? Can a library really do something in Polish?