Breakdown of To nagranie pokaże to, co było ukryte.
to
this
być
to be
co
what
pokazać
to show
nagranie
recording
ukryty
hidden
Questions & Answers about To nagranie pokaże to, co było ukryte.
Why do we need to, co instead of just translating 'what' as co?
In English, we can just say 'what' (as in 'show what was hidden'). Polish structure usually requires a pair: the pronoun to (that) in the main clause, followed by co (what) in the relative clause. It literally means 'will show that, which was hidden'.
There are two words to in this sentence. Are they doing the same job?
No, they have different roles. The first To acts as an adjective meaning 'this', matching the neuter noun nagranie (this recording). The second to is a pronoun meaning 'that', which pairs with co to mean 'that which' or 'what'.
Why is the word for 'hidden' in the neuter form ukryte?
I see pokaże, but no future tense helper word like będzie. How does this mean 'will show'?
The verb pokaże is perfective, meaning it describes a completed action. Perfective verbs cannot happen in the present tense. When you conjugate a perfective verb with present-tense endings, it automatically creates the future tense. You only use helper words like będzie with imperfective verbs.
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