Breakdown of Jeśli nie będzie padać, będzie bardzo ciepło.
być
to be
nie
no / not
bardzo
very
jeśli
if
padać
to rain / to fall (of snow, hail)
ciepło
warm (adverb)
Questions & Answers about Jeśli nie będzie padać, będzie bardzo ciepło.
Why does the Polish sentence use the future tense (będzie padać) after jeśli, when the English translation uses the present tense ('does not rain')?
In English, we use the present tense in the 'if' part of a future conditional sentence. In Polish, it is more logical: if both actions happen in the future, both verbs use the future tense! So, jeśli nie będzie padać literally translates to 'if it will not rain'.
Could I use jeżeli instead of jeśli in this sentence?
Yes, absolutely! jeśli and jeżeli mean exactly the same thing and can be used interchangeably. jeśli is just slightly shorter and a bit more popular in everyday conversation.
Why is it będzie padać instead of matching a gender, like będzie padał?
When talking about the weather in Polish, we usually use an impersonal form. Because there is no specific person or thing doing the raining, we just use the future form of 'to be' (będzie) followed by the infinitive of the verb (padać).
Why do we use the word ciepło (which looks like an adverb) instead of an adjective like ciepły (warm)?
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