Questions & Answers about Jutro nie będzie deszczu.
Why is deszczu in the genitive case instead of the nominative deszcz?
In Polish, when you use the verb być (to be) to state that something exists, negating it forces the noun into the genitive case. Because we are saying that rain will not exist or happen (nie będzie), the nominative deszcz changes to the genitive deszczu.
Is there a subject in this Polish sentence?
No, this is an impersonal sentence. While English requires a placeholder subject like 'there' in 'there will be no rain', Polish simply uses the third-person singular verb nie będzie (there will not be) followed by the thing that won't exist in the genitive case.
Could I say Jutro nie będzie padać to mean the exact same thing?
Yes! Jutro nie będzie padać (literally: Tomorrow it will not rain) is a very natural and common alternative. The sentence here simply uses the noun for rain (deszcz) rather than the verb for raining (padać).
Does the word order matter here, or could I say Nie będzie jutro deszczu?
Polish word order is highly flexible, so Nie będzie jutro deszczu is completely correct. Putting Jutro at the very beginning of the sentence just places a slight emphasis on the timeframe, similar to saying 'As for tomorrow, there will be no rain.'