Breakdown of Numer licznika, termin płatności i rozbieżność są na fakturze.
być
to be
i
and
na
at
faktura
the invoice
Questions & Answers about Numer licznika, termin płatności i rozbieżność są na fakturze.
Why is the verb są and not jest?
Because the subject is a list of three things:
- numer licznika
- termin płatności
- rozbieżność
In Polish, when the subject is plural in meaning, the verb is usually plural too, so we use są = are.
If there were only one item, you would use jest:
- Numer licznika jest na fakturze. = The meter number is on the invoice.
What case is fakturze, and why does it have that ending?
Fakturze is in the locative singular.
The preposition na often means on or on/at in a location sense, and when it expresses location, it takes the locative:
- na fakturze = on the invoice
The base form is faktura. Its locative singular is:
- faktura → na fakturze
So the ending -e here is the normal locative singular ending for many feminine nouns.
Why is it na fakturze and not w fakturze?