Breakdown of Będziemy odpoczywali w przyszłym tygodniu.
być
to be
w
in / on (a day)
odpoczywać
to rest
tydzień
week
przyszły
next (future)
Questions & Answers about Będziemy odpoczywali w przyszłym tygodniu.
How is the future tense built in Będziemy odpoczywali?
It uses the future tense of the verb być (to be), which is będziemy for "we", followed by the past tense form of the main verb, odpoczywali. This combination is the standard way to form the future imperfective tense in Polish to talk about continuous or ongoing future actions.
Why does the verb odpoczywali end in -li?
The ending -li shows that the "we" doing the resting includes at least one male, which is called the masculine personal form. If an all-female group were speaking, they would say Będziemy odpoczywały, using the non-masculine personal ending -ły.
Can I say Będziemy odpoczywać instead?
Yes! In Polish, you can form the future imperfective either with the past tense form (odpoczywali) or the infinitive (odpoczywać). Both mean exactly the same thing, but the form with odpoczywali gives extra information about the gender of the speakers.
Why do we say w przyszłym tygodniu instead of just using the basic dictionary words?
To express "next week", Polish uses the preposition w (in) followed by the Locative case. The basic phrase przyszły tydzień changes its endings to match the Locative case, becoming w przyszłym tygodniu.
Why does the word for week change from tydzień to tygodniu?
The noun tydzień is highly irregular. When it changes into other cases like the Locative used here, the core of the word shifts from tydzień to tygodni-. It is easiest to just memorize the set phrase w ... tygodniu for "in the ... week".
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