Breakdown of Jako że nocą bywam przesądny, często sprawdzam ten horoskop.
ten
this (m)
często
often
noc
night
bywać
to visit frequently, to be
sprawdzać
to check (imperfective)
horoskop
the horoscope
jako że
seeing as
przesądny
superstitious
Questions & Answers about Jako że nocą bywam przesądny, często sprawdzam ten horoskop.
How formal is jako że compared to other ways of saying "because" or "since"?
Jako że is slightly more formal or literary than ponieważ (because) or bo (cause). It translates very well to "seeing as" or "given that". While it often starts a sentence to set up a context or reason as it does here, it can also appear in the middle of a sentence. Note that you do not put a comma between jako and że.
Why is bywam used here instead of jestem?
Bywam is the frequentative or habitual form of być (to be). It means "I tend to be" or "I am from time to time". The speaker isn't constantly superstitious, but rather they have a habit of being superstitious specifically at night.
Why is przesądny in the nominative case instead of the instrumental, since it follows a form of the verb "to be"?
When a form of the verb być (like bywam) is followed only by an adjective, we use the nominative case (przesądny). You would use the instrumental case if there was a noun attached, for example: bywam przesądnym człowiekiem (I tend to be a superstitious person).
Why does the word for night (noc) have an -ą ending here (nocą)?
Nocą is the instrumental case of noc. In Polish, the instrumental case is often used on its own to express a recurring time when something happens, meaning "at night" or "during the night". Other common examples include zimą (in winter) or wieczorem (in the evening).
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