Questions & Answers about W razie deszczu zostaniemy w domu.
Why does deszcz change to deszczu here?
The phrase w razie (in case of) requires the following noun to be in the Genitive case. So, the basic word deszcz (rain) changes to the genitive form deszczu.
Is zostaniemy in the present or future tense?
It is in the future tense, meaning "we will stay." The verb zostać (to stay) is a perfective verb. In Polish, when you conjugate a perfective verb using present-tense endings, it automatically refers to a completed action in the future.
I've seen zostać translated as "to become". How do I know it means "to stay" here?
You rely on context! The verb zostać has two common meanings: "to stay" and "to become." Since "we will become in the house" doesn't make logical sense, it must mean "we will stay at home."
Why is the locative form w domu instead of w domie?
The word dom (house or home) is a common exception. While many short masculine nouns take the -ie ending in the Locative case after the preposition w (like w sklepie for "in the store"), dom always takes the -u ending to become w domu.