Breakdown of Zapłacę za ten pokój czterysta złotych, bo jest duży.
być
to be
ten
this (m)
duży
big
pokój
room
bo
because
złoty
zloty
zapłacić
to pay (perfective)
za
for (in exchange for)
czterysta
four hundred
Questions & Answers about Zapłacę za ten pokój czterysta złotych, bo jest duży.
Why is it złotych here? Shouldn't numbers with a 4 take złote, like cztery złote?
That rule applies to the single digits 2, 3, and 4 (and numbers ending in them). However, all the flat 'hundreds' from 100 to 900—including sto, dwieście, trzysta, and czterysta—act like numbers 5 and up. They force the noun that follows into the Genitive plural case. So, you say cztery złote (four zlotys), but czterysta złotych (four hundred of zlotys).
Zapłacę means 'I will pay,' but isn't the future tense normally made with będę?
You use będę plus an infinitive (like będę płacić) for ongoing or repeated actions in the future. For a single, completed action like paying for a hotel room once, you use the perfective verb zapłacić. Because it is perfective, conjugating it like a present-tense verb automatically gives it a future meaning: zapłacę (I will pay).
What case is ten pokój in after the word za?
It is in the Accusative case. When you pay for something in Polish, you use za followed by the Accusative. Since pokój (room) is a masculine inanimate noun, its Accusative form is identical to its basic dictionary form, so ten pokój does not change its endings here.
Why does the sentence say bo jest duży instead of bo on jest duży (because it is big)?
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