Breakdown of Ubezpieczony ma polisę i płaci składkę ubezpieczeniową.
mieć
to have
i
and
płacić
to pay
polisa
the insurance policy
Questions & Answers about Ubezpieczony ma polisę i płaci składkę ubezpieczeniową.
What exactly does ubezpieczony mean here? Is it an adjective or a noun?
It is originally an adjective meaning insured, but here it is being used like a noun, so it means the insured person or the policyholder/insured depending on context.
In this sentence, ubezpieczony is:
- masculine
- singular
- nominative case, because it is the subject of the sentence
Related forms:
- ubezpieczona = an insured woman
- ubezpieczeni = insured people (mixed group or masculine personal)
- ubezpieczone = insured people/things in some non-masculine-personal contexts
So this is a very common Polish pattern: an adjective can function as a noun.
Why is it polisę and not polisa?
Because the verb ma (has) takes the accusative case for its direct object.
The basic dictionary form is:
- polisa = policy
But after ma, it changes to the accusative singular:
- ma polisę = has a policy
This happens because polisa is a feminine noun ending in -a, and many such nouns change:
- nominative: polisa
- accusative: polisę