Breakdown of Czy będziecie wkrótce sprzątali ten pokój?
być
to be
czy
[question particle]
ten
this (m)
pokój
room
sprzątać
to clean
wkrótce
soon
Questions & Answers about Czy będziecie wkrótce sprzątali ten pokój?
How is the future tense formed in this sentence?
This sentence uses the Future Imperfective tense. It is made by combining the future form of to be (będziecie - you will) with the l-participle of the main verb (sprzątali - cleaning).
Why is the verb sprzątali used instead of the infinitive sprzątać?
For this future tense, you can use either the infinitive (będziecie sprzątać) or the l-participle (będziecie sprzątali). Both mean the exact same thing! This sentence just shows the l-participle option, which is very common in Polish.
Who exactly is being spoken to in this sentence?
Because this sentence uses the l-participle, the verb must match the gender of the people you are talking to. Sprzątali is the masculine personal form, which tells us that the group of people being asked includes at least one man. If you were asking a group of only women, it would be będziecie sprzątały.
I thought cleaning something requires the accusative case. Why is it ten pokój and not changed?
It is actually in the accusative case! The verb sprzątać (to clean) does take the accusative. However, because pokój (room) is a masculine inanimate noun, its accusative form looks exactly the same as its basic dictionary form.
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