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Czy będziesz malowała dom, czy pomalujesz tylko tę ścianę?

Czy będziesz malowała dom, czy pomalujesz tylko tę ścianę?
Will you be painting the house, or will you just paint this wall?
From Lesson 78:Future aspect (będzie malował vs pomaluje)·Polish

Questions & Answers about Czy będziesz malowała dom, czy pomalujesz tylko tę ścianę?

Why do we use będziesz malowała first, but pomalujesz second?
This sentence highlights the difference between imperfective and perfective verbs in the future tense. Będziesz malowała is imperfective, focusing on the ongoing process ("Will you be painting..."). Pomalujesz is perfective, focusing on the completed result ("...will you paint and finish this wall?").
The word czy appears twice. Does it mean the same thing both times?
No, it has two different jobs here. The first czy is a question particle used at the beginning of a yes/no question (like a spoken question mark). The second czy means "or". Polish uses the exact same word for both!
Why does będziesz malowała look like a past tense verb? Can I say będziesz malować instead?
Yes, you can! In Polish, the imperfective future tense is formed using będziesz plus either the infinitive (malować) OR the past tense form (malowała / malował). Both mean the exact same thing. By using malowała (the feminine form), the speaker shows they are talking to a woman.
Why is it tę ścianę instead of ta ściana?
Ta ściana ("this wall") is the direct object of the verb pomalujesz (it is the thing being painted). This means it takes the Accusative case. For feminine nouns and adjectives, the -a ending changes to -ę, giving us tę ścianę.

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