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Questions & Answers about Zawsze rano biegam.
How do we know who is running if there is no word for "I" in this sentence?
The verb ending tells you! The infinitive is biegać (to run). It belongs to the -m / -sz conjugation group you are learning now. To say "I run", you replace the final -ć with -m to get biegam. Polish drops the word for "I" (ja) because the -m ending already makes the subject obvious.
Does rano mean "morning" or "in the morning"?
In this context, it translates to "in the morning". While English requires three words to express this time of day, Polish does it with just the single word rano.
The literal order is "Always in the morning I run." Is it normal to put the verb at the very end?
Yes, Polish word order is very flexible! Putting the verb at the end is completely natural, especially when you want to establish the time (Zawsze rano) before mentioning the action. You could also say Zawsze biegam rano and it would mean exactly the same thing.
Because Polish doesn't have an "I am running" tense, could biegam also mean I am running right now?
Usually, the Polish present tense covers both "I run" and "I am running." However, the specific verb biegać is mostly used to describe running as a general habit or exercise. Since the sentence includes zawsze (always), it is clearly a routine, making biegam the perfect choice.