Breakdown of To jest jakiś błąd, premiera jest za rok.
to
this
być
to be
rok
year
jakiś
some, a certain
za
behind; in (time)
błąd
mistake
premiera
premiere
Questions & Answers about To jest jakiś błąd, premiera jest za rok.
Why do we use za here to mean "in" a year?
In Polish, the preposition za followed by a unit of time in the Accusative case is used to say "in [an amount of time]" when talking about the future. So za rok means "in one year" or "a year from now".
If za requires the Accusative case, why does rok look exactly like its dictionary form?
Rok is an inanimate masculine noun. For inanimate masculine nouns, the Accusative form is identical to the Nominative (the dictionary form). That is why the word does not change its ending here.
Why does the sentence use jest (is) if the premiere is in the future?
Just like in English (where we say "the premiere is in a year"), Polish frequently uses the present tense for future events if they are officially scheduled, planned, or set on a calendar.
What does jakiś mean in this context?
Jakiś means "some" or "some kind of". It acts like an adjective, so it must match the noun błąd (mistake). Because błąd is a masculine noun in the Nominative case, we use the masculine Nominative form jakiś.
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