Grammar Flashcards

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Nomative

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Nominative case identifies the subject. Nouns in dictionaries are in nominative form.This case functions similarly to that in English.

Just get the noun’s gender correct and you’re good.

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Genitive case

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1) shows possession

To negate the direct object of a verb. For example, in “nie lubiępsów” (I don’t likedogs), “psów” is the genitive form of “dogs”, rather than the accusative
E.g.

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What is declension

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When the word changes based on the grammatical case

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How many cases does polish have

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7

1) Nominative (“Possession”)
2) Genitive
3) Dative

4) Accusative
5) Instrumental
6) Locative

7) Vocative

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Perfect vs imperfect tense

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Perfect = something that happened in the past and was completed or “perfected” (closed)
E.g. “He gave this to us”

Imperfect - a past action that isn’t complete (not yet perfected) (open)

“He was giving this to us”

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