Word
O której godzinie wracasz?
Meaning
At what time do you come back?
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Questions & Answers about O której godzinie wracasz?
Why does the sentence start with o?
In Polish, the word o is used to mean 'at' when you are talking about a specific time on the clock.
Why is it której godzinie instead of the dictionary form która godzina?
Because of the word o (at). When you state that something happens at a certain time, the phrase która godzina (what time / what hour) must change its endings to become której godzinie. This grammatical change is called the locative case.
Does the word godzinie literally translate to 'time'?
Not exactly. The dictionary form godzina literally means 'hour'. So the entire phrase O której godzinie literally translates to 'At which hour'.
There is no word for 'you' in this sentence. How do we know who is coming back?
In Polish, the verb ending tells you who is doing the action. The verb wracasz ends in -sz, which is the specific ending for 'you' (singular, informal). Because the verb makes it completely clear who is returning, the pronoun ty (you) is usually dropped.