Breakdown of Twoja wypłata będzie za godzinę.
być
to be
twój
your
za
behind; in (time)
godzina
hour; o'clock
wypłata
paycheck
Questions & Answers about Twoja wypłata będzie za godzinę.
Why does godzina change to godzinę in this sentence?
When you use za to mean "in" a certain amount of time (like "in an hour"), it requires the Accusative case. Since godzina (hour) is a feminine noun ending in -a, it changes its ending to -ę in the Accusative, giving us za godzinę.
I learned earlier that za means "behind". How do I know when it means "in"?
It depends on the words that come right after it! When za is followed by a location, it means "behind" (for example, za domem - behind the house). But when it is followed by a unit of time like godzinę (hour) or rok (year), it means "in" that amount of time from now.
Why do we use będzie instead of będę or będziesz?
The verb będzie (will be) must match the subject of the sentence, which is wypłata (paycheck). Because "paycheck" acts as a "she/it" (3rd person singular), we use the 3rd person future form będzie. If the subject were "I", you would use będę, and for "you" (singular), you would use będziesz.
Why is it Twoja rather than Twój?
Twoja is the feminine form of "your". It has to match the noun it describes, wypłata (paycheck), which is feminine because it ends in -a in its basic dictionary form. If you were talking about a masculine noun, like portfel (wallet), you would use Twój.
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