Breakdown of Gdzie będzie można sprzedać te starocie?
być
to be
gdzie
where
ten
this (m)
można
one can, it is possible / allowed (+ infinitive)
Questions & Answers about Gdzie będzie można sprzedać te starocie?
Why do we use będzie można instead of a regular future tense verb like będziemy mogli?
Można is an impersonal word meaning 'it is possible' or 'one can'. To make it future tense, you simply put będzie (the 3rd-person singular future of 'to be') in front of it. We use this impersonal form because the sentence asks where anyone could sell these things in general, without specifying a subject like 'we' or 'they'.
Why do we use the perfective verb sprzedać here instead of the imperfective sprzedawać?
The sentence focuses on a one-time, successfully completed transaction (getting the items sold). Even after impersonal expressions like będzie można, you still choose the verb aspect based on whether the action is a completed event (perfective) or an ongoing process (imperfective).
What is the singular form of starocie, and what gender is it?
The singular is staroć, meaning an old item, antique, or piece of junk. It is a masculine inanimate noun (ten staroć). Because it is an inanimate object, its plural form falls into the non-virile (non-masculine-personal) category, which is why it pairs with the pronoun te.
Why is the phrase te starocie in the accusative case rather than the genitive (tych staroci)?