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Chrzaszcz   
3 Nov 2011
Language / Narzędnik - Liczba Mnoga (Instrumental - plurals) - table attached [24]

Thanks Catsoldier and Strzyga.

Does it then have to decline in the Genitive - do you know why? I believe Politechni'ka is nominative form in dictionaries (and female). Looking at my noun declension table (female genitive) it could end in -y or -i.

I'm stuck!
Chrzaszcz   
3 Nov 2011
Language / Narzędnik - Liczba Mnoga (Instrumental - plurals) - table attached [24]

Czesc everyone!

Can anyone clear something up regarding the plural Narzędnik (Instrumental) case..

I have a sentence 'Mark i Piotr są studentami politechniki'.

I understand the 'studentami' ending (intrumental plural masculine), but not sure why 'politechniki' ends the way it does?

Will the word politechnika decline as Instrumental the same for 'studentami'?

I have noun/adjective tables giving their full declentions, but can't fathom out this! Any help?
Chrzaszcz   
2 Nov 2011
Language / How to say 'I am learning Polish' [12]

Hello all

Is it correct to say 'Jestem uczę się język Polskiego'?

Or

'Jestem uczę się Polskiego'?

Or

'Jestem uczę się po Polsku'?

Or

'Jestem uczę się polsku'?

for 'I am learning Polish'

There seems to be many different forms for the word Polish (language).

Thanks folks,
Chrzaszcz   
1 Nov 2011
Language / Locative case and prepositions in Polish [13]

Hi mafketis

so to see if I've got it correct.

autobus becomes 'autobusie'. the letter 'i' is inserted to soften the preceding 's' ?

Many thanks for your speedy reply!
Chrzaszcz   
1 Nov 2011
Language / Locative case and prepositions in Polish [13]

Merged: Help with Polish locative case

Hey folks
I just need a little bit of help with the Locative case.

In Polish, the sentence 'I am going (travelling) home by bus' is

'Jadę do domu autobusem' (NOUN 'AUTOBUS' IN INSTRUMENTAL CASE - i hope!).

To say I am on the bus is 'Jestem w autobusie'. (NOUN 'AUTOBUS' IN LOCATIVE CASE).

My question relates to the locative case (second sentence). I understand the noun autobus is masculine, and have looked on several noun declension tables to verify the noun endings, and I can only see the noun ends in -e, or -u, not -ie. Why does 'autobus' not end 'autobuse' or 'autobusu', rather than 'autobusie'

Can anyone help?
Dziękuje
Chrzaszcz   
9 Oct 2011
Language / Narzędnik - Liczba Mnoga (Instrumental - plurals) - table attached [24]

Dziekuje bradzo A.K.

I get the -ami part. But not the rest. I think I'm reading too much into this! I'll have another bash tomorrow.

I'm off to bed. Thanks again,

Chrzaszcz

Hi Catsoldier, I do have a (native Pole) teacher. He was doing a fantastic job, but due to work commitments, I haven't had a lesson for a few weeks. Just trying to get by on my own (with yours and A.K's help!!!) :-)
Chrzaszcz   
9 Oct 2011
Language / Narzędnik - Liczba Mnoga (Instrumental - plurals) - table attached [24]

Still don't get it! It's so frustrating!

Do you think I'm reading the table wrong? I read that looking the way the table is formatted:

męski instrumental plurals = ... czymi (so when you have 2 or more male things, the word ends .czymi)

żeński instrumental plurals = ...kimi (so when you have 2 women the word ends .kimi)

nijaki instrumental plurals = ... ymi (so when you have 2 neutral things, the word ends .ymi).

... :-(
Chrzaszcz   
9 Oct 2011
Language / Narzędnik - Liczba Mnoga (Instrumental - plurals) - table attached [24]

Hi Catsoldier

I only got 5 correct! Looking at the answers take number 8 for example.

Magdalena i Dorota są dobrymi nauczycielkami. Looking at the attached table I look at the żeński row (as Dorota and Magdelena are women, but I read the ending to be '...kimi'! The '... ymi' ending is next to the męski row...

Also number 3. Anna i Agnieszka są sympatyczynymi polkami. Looking at the table again, both żeński row, so why is the ending not ....nymi?

I'm flummoxed!
Chrzaszcz   
9 Oct 2011
Language / Narzędnik - Liczba Mnoga (Instrumental - plurals) - table attached [24]

Hi everyone

Can anyone shed any light on a difficulty I have with narzędnik liczba mnoga.

I have 'Hurra!! Po Polsku 1' and slowly working through the workbook (zeszyt ćwiczeń). Come to check my answers but I'm confused why the answers are as they are!

We are given a statement and have to choose the correct endings. Na przykład:

1. Eva jest Niemką i Melanie jest miemką. One są Niemkami.
2. Marek jest Polakiem i Anna jest Polką. Oni są Polakami.
3. Anna i Agnieszka są sympatycznymi Polkami (sympatyczna Polka).
4. Oni są kreatywnymi studentami (kreatywny student).
5. One są ambitynymi studentakmi (ambitna studentka).
6. Interesujesz się Japonskimi autami (Japonskie auto).
7. Oni są dobrymi nauczyciekami (dobry nauczyciel).
8. Magdalena i Dorota są dobrymi naucycielkami (dobra nauczycielka).
9. Mariusz i Pawel są wysokimi mezczyzna (wysoki mezczyzna).
10. Wanda i Basia są ładnymi i sympatycznymi kobietami (ładna i sympatyczna kobieta)
11.czy jesteście ambitnymi studentami (ambitny student).
12.Interesujemy się aktualnymi informacja (aktualna informacja).

I've copied the table I am referring to at the bottom on this post.. am I stupid? Can anyone shed any light on what I'm missing. Many thanks,

TABLE ATTACHED!
Dziekuje!


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Chrzaszcz   
11 Jul 2011
Language / GCSE Polish - the best way of learning the seven cases? [12]

Hi folks,
I am thinking of doing GCSE Polish next year (June 2012). My vocabulary is average, knowing a lot of verbs and nouns. I was rather astonished going throught the AQA syllabus, that the seven cases need to be known.

Does anyone here know what the best way of learning these cases. Must I deconstruct a sentence into subject, noun, verb, adverb and so on in order to use the correct spelling of the noun etc? I'm familiar with macsculine, femenine, neuter gender.

Is it requried to know what role the noun plays in a sentense for the correct spelling to be used? Is is used in the nominative, imperative, dative case etc?

Has anyone indeed done GCSE Polish?

With many thanks,
Dżdżownica
Chrzaszcz   
4 Jul 2011
Language / Perfective vs Imperfective - grammar [150]

Past tenses - Imperfective / Perfective

Hi all

I'm new to this forum. I am learning Polish, have a reasonable understanding of the language and its grammar, but the past tense (perfective tense) is causing a headache.

Is it vital to learn 2 form of verbs - the imperfective and perfective forms? For example

I ate my dinner (didn't finish it) - Jadłem moj obiad.
I ate my dinner (finished it all) - Zjadłem moj obiad.

I read the newspaper (first two pages) -Czyałem gazeta
I read the newspaper (all the paper) - Przeczytałem gazeta

It's hard learning verbs and vobacularly, but any advice would be welcome!

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