"Lubisz noc?"

Translation: Do you like the nighttime?

[rkvance5]

"You need the article 'the' here"

Can someone explain why? I've reported it since it's not necessary in English, but I'm curious.

[Unbedingt]

'Do you like night'? Does not sound natural to me. I'd rather ask: 'What do you like better, the morning or the night?

[Yola448704]

Lubisz noce/wieczory?/Lubisz porę nocną/wieczorną? - Do you like the nighttime?

[sirwootalot]

Is there a separate word for "nighttime", or does that word also translate as "noc"? Because if it does, then this sentence totally makes sense.

[freyka]

Yeah, "noc" can be both "night" and "nighttime"

[Tetyana520488]

Why can't we use "a" instead of "the" here? "Do you like a night?" I definitely don't understand "the" here. We don't speak about precise night, it's a question in common, isn't it?

[Jellei]

No, as I was told by a native speaker, 'the night' will be used here despite the fact that it's generally about the notion of "night" and not any specific night.

[Tetyana520488]

Thanks a lot!