Questions & Answers about Ona będzie mi pomagać.
How does the future tense work in this sentence?
To talk about an ongoing or repeated action in the future, Polish uses a conjugated form of the verb 'to be' plus an infinitive. Here, będzie (she will be) is paired with the imperfective infinitive pomagać (to help).
Why is mi placed between będzie and pomagać instead of at the end?
Why do we use mi here instead of another word for 'me'?
The verb pomagać (to help) always requires the person being helped to be in the Dative case. The short Dative form for 'me' is mi. You would only use the longer form mnie if you were strongly emphasizing 'me' over someone else, or if it were the first word of the sentence.
Is there another way to say this using the future tense?
Yes! In Polish, this type of future tense can be formed in two ways: będzie + infinitive (pomagać) OR będzie + the third-person past tense form (pomagała, since ona is feminine). Both ona będzie mi pomagać and ona będzie mi pomagała mean exactly the same thing, so you can use whichever is easier for you!
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