Word
Kiedy wejdziesz do biura, będę negocjować porozumienie.
Meaning
When you enter the office, I will be negotiating an agreement.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Kiedy wejdziesz do biura, będę negocjować porozumienie.
być
to be
biuro
office
do
to
kiedy
when
Questions & Answers about Kiedy wejdziesz do biura, będę negocjować porozumienie.
Why is wejdziesz in the future tense if the English translation uses the present tense "enter"?
In English, we use the present tense after time words like "when" (When you enter...). In Polish, if the action happens in the future, you must use the future tense. Wejdziesz is the future tense of the perfective verb wejść (to enter).
Why do we use the perfective wejdziesz but the imperfective będę negocjować?
This sentence contrasts an instantaneous action with an ongoing background action. Wejdziesz (perfective) shows that you will complete the action of stepping into the office. Będę negocjować (imperfective) shows that my negotiating will be an ongoing process already happening at that exact moment.
We are learning about attaching endings to words like żeby and gdyby. Can I attach the personal ending from wejdziesz to kiedy?
No, you cannot. While Polish lets you move personal endings onto conjunctions like żeby (for example, żebyś wszedł) or gdyby, this rule does not apply to kiedy. You must keep the personal ending attached to the verb itself: Kiedy wejdziesz.
Could I say będę negocjował instead of będę negocjować?