Pozajtra

Pozajtra is a temporal adverb in the Slovak language that denotes the day after tomorrow. It is used to refer to the second day after the current day, distinct from zajtra, which means tomorrow.

Etymology and usage: the word is formed with the prefix po- meaning after, attached to zajtra (tomorrow), yielding a single word that literally means “after tomorrow.” It is commonly used in both spoken and written Slovak to indicate a point in the near future, for example in scheduling or planning. A typical sentence might be: Dnes je pondelok. Pozajtra bude stredu. (Today is Monday. The day after tomorrow will be Wednesday.) The term is neutral in tone and can appear in everyday conversation as well as in news, media, and literature.

Relation to other time expressions: pozajtra contrasts with zajtra (tomorrow) and with the more general in two days or soon phrases such as “po dva dni.” It is primarily used in Slovak; equivalents in related languages differ (for example Czech uses pozítří for the day after tomorrow). While widely understood among Slovaks, the word is not typically used outside Slovak-speaking contexts.

See also: zajtra, pozítří, two days from now.