Ta wycieczka jest w styczniu, a następna w marcu.
This trip is in January, and the next one in March.
Breakdown of Ta wycieczka jest w styczniu, a następna w marcu.
być
to be
ten
this (m)
a
and / whereas (contrast)
w
in / on (a day)
wycieczka
trip
następny
next
styczeń
January
marzec
March
Questions & Answers about Ta wycieczka jest w styczniu, a następna w marcu.
Why do styczeń (January) and marzec (March) end in -u here?
When we say "in a month" in Polish, we use the word w (in) followed by the Locative case. For almost all Polish months, this means adding the ending -u. That gives us w styczniu (in January) and w marcu (in March).
What happened to the letter "e" from the base words styczeń and marzec?
Both of these words have a "mobile e". This means that when you add an ending to the word, the last e drops out to make it easier to say. Because of this, styczeń becomes styczniu (instead of "styczeniu") and marzec becomes marcu (instead of "marzecu").
Why is "and" translated as a instead of i in this sentence?
The word i simply adds things together, but a is used when there is a slight contrast or shift in focus. Here, we are comparing the timing of two different things: this trip vs. the next trip. Whenever you point out a difference like "this one is X, whereas that one is Y", you use a.
Why does the second part use the feminine form następna if there is no noun after it?
Następna means "next" and it refers back to wycieczka (trip), which is a feminine noun. Even though the word wycieczka is not repeated in the second half of the sentence, the adjective still has to match its feminine gender.
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