Noun Declension Cases

Question 1

Mianownik (Nominative) – kto? co? (who? what?)

Answer 1

✅ Used to name things and people, serves as the subject in a sentence.
➡ Przykład / Example:
📌 Dom jest duży. (The house is big.)

Question 2

Dopełniacz (Genitive) – kogo? czego? (of whom? of what?)

Answer 2

✅ Expresses possession, quantity, and is used in negations.
➡ Przykład / Example:
📌 Nie ma domu. (There is no house.)

Question 3

Celownik (Dative) – komu? czemu? (to whom? to what?)

Answer 3

✅ Specifies to whom something is given or for whom something is intended.
➡ Przykład / Example:
📌 Daję prezent kobiecie. (I give a gift to the woman.)

Question 4

Biernik (Accusative) – kogo? co? (whom? what?)

Answer 4

✅ Used to describe objects of an action.
➡ Przykład / Example:
📌 Widzę dom. (I see the house.)

Question 5

Narzędnik (Instrumental) – z kim? z czym? (with whom? with what?)

Answer 5

✅ Specifies a tool, means, or company.
➡ Przykład / Example:
📌 Idę z kobietą. (I’m walking with a woman.)

Question 6

Miejscownik (Locative) – o kim? o czym? (about whom? about what?)

Answer 6

✅ Used mainly after prepositions like “o” (about), “w” (in), “na” (on).
➡ Przykład / Example:
📌 Mieszkam w domu. (I live in a house.)

Question 7

7. Wołacz (Vocative) – O! (exclamation, calling someone)

Answer 7

✅ Rarely used, mainly in direct addresses.
➡ Przykład / Example:
📌 Kobieto, słuchaj! (Woman, listen!)