Breakdown of Moja siostra zwykle wyjeżdża na wycieczkę w weekend.
siostra
sister
mój
my
w
in / on (a day)
na
on, at / to (motion toward) / for (a meal) / for (waiting for)
zwykle
usually
weekend
the weekend
wycieczka
trip
wyjeżdżać
to leave / to go away (by vehicle) (imperfective)
w weekend
at the weekend
Questions & Answers about Moja siostra zwykle wyjeżdża na wycieczkę w weekend.
The lesson is about perfective verbs for departure, so why does this sentence use the imperfective verb wyjeżdża?
Because of the word zwykle (usually). The prefix wy- means "out" or "leaving". While the perfective form wyjechać means "to leave" as a completed, one-time action, this sentence describes a repeated habit. For habits, you must use the imperfective form, which is wyjeżdżać (here conjugated as wyjeżdża).
Does wyjeżdża tell us how she is traveling?
Yes! The base of this verb is related to riding or driving. So wyjeżdża specifically means she is leaving by a vehicle (like a car, bus, or train), though it doesn't necessarily mean she is the one driving. If she were leaving on foot, you would use wychodzi instead.
Why does wycieczka change to wycieczkę here?
We use the preposition na followed by the Accusative case to express the purpose or destination of a journey (like going "on a trip", "for coffee", or "to a concert"). Since wycieczka is a feminine noun, its -a ending changes to -ę in the Accusative case.
Why do we say w weekend instead of using the Locative case like w weekendzie?
When the preposition w is used to talk about time (like days of the week or the weekend), it takes the Accusative case rather than the Locative case you use for physical locations. Because weekend is a masculine inanimate noun, its Accusative form is identical to its basic dictionary form.
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