zacznie

Zacznie is a Polish verb form meaning “he/she will begin” or “will begin.” It is the third-person singular future tense of the perfective verb zacząć? the correct base is zacząć, written zacząć in its infinitive. The form zacznie is used to express a definite start of an action in the future and is typically appropriate when the speaker views the outset as a single, punctual event.

In Polish, zaczęć (to begin) is perfective, so its future tense is a simple, one-word form like zacznie for the third person singular. The subject of zacznie is explicit or understood from context. When the action is initiated with a reflexive or in a clause referring to the event’s start, it may appear as Spotkanie zacznie się o 9 (The meeting will begin at 9). The imperfective counterpart, zaczynać, would convey a different nuance, often describing a process or repetition rather than a single completed start.

Usage notes: zacznie appears in both formal and informal styles and is common in narratives, reports, and predicates about planned events. It is typically preceded by a time reference (jutro, wkrótce, za kilka minut) or by a subordinate clause with when, if, or once (kiedy, gdy, gdyż). Like other future forms, it agrees with the subject in number and person.

Etymology: zacząć derives from a base meaning “to begin,” with the future suffix -nie attached to form a third-person singular future. It complements the imperfective zaczynać to describe ongoing or habitual beginnings.

See also: zacząć, zaczynać, przyszły czas w języku polskim.