Word
Roślina doniczkowa potrzebuje więcej wody w miarę jak nasłonecznienie rośnie.
Meaning
The houseplant needs more water as exposure to sunlight increases.
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Breakdown of Roślina doniczkowa potrzebuje więcej wody w miarę jak nasłonecznienie rośnie.
woda
the water
potrzebować
to need
jeszcze
more
rosnąć
to increase
Questions & Answers about Roślina doniczkowa potrzebuje więcej wody w miarę jak nasłonecznienie rośnie.
Why is roślina doniczkowa in this form?
Because it is the subject of the sentence, so it stays in the nominative case.
- roślina = a plant
- doniczkowa = potted / houseplant-related
Both words are feminine singular nominative, and the adjective doniczkowa agrees with roślina in gender, number, and case.
What does doniczkowa literally mean?
It comes from doniczka, which means flowerpot or plant pot.
So roślina doniczkowa literally means something like pot plant or potted plant. In natural English, it often corresponds to houseplant or potted plant.
It is an adjective formed from the noun doniczka, and its ending changes to match roślina.
What form is potrzebuje?