lizzieblue 30 Dec 2010 #1Tak jestGdybymAlso, what are the letters 'z' and 'i' used for on their own? (Like as one letter words)Thankyou :)And the letters 'o' 'a' and 'w' (what do they mean as stand alone letters)
nana - | 40 30 Dec 2010 #2z- withi- ando- about for ex. I think abouta - more less it means "but", "and", "while", "whereas" - the most common meaningw- in
mafketis 37 | 10,890 30 Dec 2010 #3z on its' own can also be 'from' 'out of'At one point they were distinct words but they became homophones. They're distinguished by the following casez + instrumental (the noun will end in -em or ą, -mi, -ami) = withz + genetive (the noun will end in -a, -u, -i, -y, ów (among others) = fromz Warszawą (with Warsaw)z Warszawy (from Warsaw)tak jest = it is so, that's the way it is (also used as 'yes sir' in the military and policegdybym = if I (do/did something)
delphiandomine 88 | 18,163 23 Apr 2011 #5tak jest = it is so, that's the way it is (also used as 'yes sir' in the military and policeThat's new for me (the usage in the military/police) - good to know :)