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Joined: 7 Feb 2008 / Female ♀ 		Last Post: 23 Feb 2009
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Posts: Total: 64 / In This Archive: 57 		From: Canada, ON.
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Czarne Oczy   
21 Mar 2008
Language / Indicative, Imperative, Conditional mood... Polish Dictionary Grammar [3]

Czesć:) I have a Polish dictionary and was just wondering what these words mean: (I know they have to do with the tenses and masculin/feminin words).

Tryb Oznajmujący

Czas przyszly prosty

Tryb rozkazujący

Tryb przypuszczający

Also, at the bottom of the dictionary it says"

"Imiesłów przymiotnikowy bierny służący do tworzenia strony biernej." and beside that it has
"lp.-m
-ż
-n"

"lm.-mos
-nmos"

and to the right of all these are diffeent tenses and ways of saying verbs.

Dzięki dla pomoc:)
Czarne Oczy   
6 Apr 2008
Language / Difference between Polish Imperf. and Perf. forms "pierdolic" [58]

I have 3 questions:

1. I get that the "imperfect" form is the most untouched form of a verb (I think..). What is the difference between imperfect and perfect? Bringing me to the next question...

2. In my Larousse dictionary, "stchórzyć," is noted as being in its perfect form, but "stepować," is noted as being in its imperfect form. Both verbs have the "ć" ending; why is one imperfect and not the other?

3. What is the meaning of the prefixes "po" and "przy"?

Dzięki za pomoc:)
Czarne Oczy   
14 Apr 2008
Language / Imperative, prefix, reflexive verbs, imperfect form in Polish - 6 questions [14]

1. In the dictionary, there is no imperative, future simp. form of "wiedzieć" (and some other verbs too). Would it be correct to say "będę wiedzieć"?

2. Is the difference between "iść" and "jechać" "to go" and "to go by__"?

3. Aside from the future simp. tense, is prefix "po-" added to [some] verbs when a command is being given? ex: posłuchaj.

4. The imperative, present form congegations of "zobaczyć."

5. Does Polish have reflexive verbs/what are some examples? Are reflexive pronouns needed?

6. Quote: "In imperfect form, an unfinished activity is indicated, and finished activity is signified by the perfect verb twin..." my question is why is "nauczyć" in its perfect form if it means "to teach to..." Does the prefix "na-" morph "uczyć" into past tense and therefore the action of teaching would have already been completed?

Dziękuje za pomoc:)
Czarne Oczy   
15 Apr 2008
Language / Imperative, prefix, reflexive verbs, imperfect form in Polish - 6 questions [14]

I'm with ya there, i was doing fine until i hit all these explanations. Now i have to go back and study English again, which I am mostly learning on here... from Polish people!

I know so many immigrants that speak such better English than me:S, the way they teach other languages in schools outside of N. America is so much better then the way they teach it here..theres no emphasis on learning another language at all, 90% of the people can't even get by in French.
Czarne Oczy   
29 Apr 2008
Language / Use of prefixes in f.s tense/rules for forming them? [23]

Hello again pl forum. I'm a little confused about the rules for forming the f.s tense. I know you can [to a certain extent] add "będę" before the infinitive of some verbs to form the future, but there are others; ex: powiem, posłuchaj, przetanczyć. Can somebody please give me a general rule for deciding which prefix to use? Is it based on which one just simply...sounds correct? I'm guessing the perf/imperf is going to be thrown into this fun little mix too haha. Thanks in advance for the help, I've learned so much from this forum:).

Kelsey R.
Czarne Oczy   
1 May 2008
Life / Looking for a Polish hiphop artist... [19]

Maybe Lerek or Nowator? I don't know if they sing about the country though, they sound like they would sing more about clubbbbbbs:) (from what I've heard). Powodzenia!
Czarne Oczy   
7 May 2008
Life / How will I be treated in Poland by Polish people? I'm an English person. [26]

My boyfriend and I are moving to Poland-Gdańsk-when I'm finished university:). I'm leaving on June 29th this year for my first trip to Poland (well my first trip..ever!). When I first started learning Polish I was so scared that when I went there, people wouldn't like me because I'm an English speaker, but the first time I tried speaking to Polish people here (Canada) I got so much praise hehe. There hasn't been any other culture that has showed me as much respect as Polish people have.One time, I walked into Wroclaw Plaza, a little European market in my wasteland of a city, and everyone was so nice. I went up to buy some kielbasa, trying to remember what it was that my boyfriend told me to say, and ended up spewing out the most tangeled sentence ever. Nonetheless, the older lady behind the counter just smiled and helped me out. For some reason people here hate Poles...and all foreigerners in general. It's very sad...
Czarne Oczy   
7 May 2008
Language / Learning verbs - which tenses to learn first? [5]

I'd say present tense is the easiest way to start, if you have to cram it in in such a short time. As long as you use some kind of reference to time (you don't have to have the exact conjugation of a verb in the past tense for people to know what your talking about), everything will be okay:) From my experience, and I think alot of people would agree-start with learning the most common verbs, ex: być,chcieć, wieć. Powodzenia!
Czarne Oczy   
8 May 2008
Language / Learning verbs - which tenses to learn first? [5]

The present forms of verbs aren't hard to learn at all-its all basically a matter of usage. When you speak English or hear other people, try to think of how it would sound in Polish. I used to try to learn 5 or 6 verbs a day, good luck!
Czarne Oczy   
12 May 2008
Life / "3 Year Tattoo" in Poland? [13]

My friend told me that when she goes to Poland there are these 3 year tattoo things..are there?!? She's kind of strange and some of her stories about Poland have been untrue so I'm reluctant to listen to most of what she has to say about the country, so someone tell me the truth!
Czarne Oczy   
24 May 2008
Language / (part 2) Polish Language Pronunciation - Sample Words and Phrases [311]

Merged: Infinitive Form/Indicative Mood

Hello again, I'm trying to organize all my notes about Polish grammar (but theres so many!), and I have a question:

Are the verb endings in the infinitive form any different from those of the imperative mood?

Dziękuję za pomoc:)
Czarne Oczy   
30 May 2008
USA, Canada / Come to Polish Carousel in Windsor! [6]

Every year in Windsor we have a Carousel of Nations fest, there are about 25 countries with dancing, food and entertainment set up all around Windsor, the only time this city is ever interesting (if your under 19) is when the carousel comes. Last year was the first time I went-I've never had so much fun in my life! The dancefloor is absolutely packed but nobody seems to care:P (even if you smash into them hehe). There is lots of amazing food by day...and lots (LOTS) of drinking by night, this year I'm pretty sure its the weekend of June 22nd but I'll post a new post when I'm sure. Pozdrawiam Kelsey