Breakdown of Co zrobisz w przyszłym roku?
co
what
zrobić
to do / to make (someone something)
w przyszłym roku
next year
Questions & Answers about Co zrobisz w przyszłym roku?
Why does zrobisz mean "will do" if it doesn't use the future word będziesz?
The verb zrobisz is perfective, meaning it focuses on a completed action. In Polish, when you conjugate a perfective verb using present tense endings, it automatically talks about the future! You don't need będziesz because the verb itself already points to a future result.
Could I ask Co będziesz robić w przyszłym roku? instead?
Yes, but the meaning changes slightly. Co będziesz robić? uses the imperfective verb, so it asks "What will you be doing?" (focusing on the process or how you will spend your time). Co zrobisz? asks "What will you get done?" or "What are your concrete plans?"
Why are we using the endings in przyszłym roku instead of just przyszły rok?
When you say that something happens "in" a specific year, you use the preposition w (in) followed by the Locative case. For the masculine noun rok (year), the Locative ending is -u, making it roku. The adjective przyszły (next) must match, so it takes the Locative masculine ending -ym.
I know the word for "future" is przyszłość. Is przyszłym related to that?
Yes! przyszłym is a form of the adjective przyszły, which means "future" or "next". While w przyszłości uses the noun to mean "in the future" (generally), w przyszłym roku specifically uses the adjective to mean "in the next year".
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