Word
Będzie mył samochód cały dzień.
Meaning
He will be washing the car all day.
Part of speech
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Questions & Answers about Będzie mył samochód cały dzień.
Why do we use the imperfective future będzie mył instead of a perfective future verb like umyje?
Because of the phrase cały dzień (all day). This tells us the action will be ongoing and take a lot of time. The imperfective aspect focuses on the process of doing something (he will be washing), while the perfective aspect focuses on the completed result (he will wash and finish it).
Why does a future tense sentence use mył, which looks like a past tense form?
To make the imperfective future tense in Polish, you combine the future of 'to be' (będzie) with either the infinitive (myć) or the third-person past tense form. Since the subject is a man, we use the masculine past form mył. Both będzie mył and będzie myć are perfectly correct and mean exactly the same thing.
Why doesn't the word samochód change its ending if it is the direct object?
As the direct object being washed, samochód is in the accusative case. However, because it is a masculine inanimate noun (a thing, not a living creature), its accusative form is identical to its basic dictionary form.
What case is the time phrase cały dzień?
It is also in the accusative case. In Polish, we use the accusative to express how long an action takes (duration). Just like samochód, cały dzień is masculine inanimate, so its accusative form looks exactly like its dictionary form.