Word
Fizjoterapeuta potwierdza obecność pacjenta.
Meaning
The physiotherapist is confirming the patient's presence.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Fizjoterapeuta potwierdza obecność pacjenta.
pacjent
the patient
potwierdzać
to confirm
fizjoterapeuta
the physiotherapist
obecność
presence
Questions & Answers about Fizjoterapeuta potwierdza obecność pacjenta.
Why does fizjoterapeuta end in -a if it means physiotherapist and refers to a man?
Because some masculine Polish nouns, especially job titles and people-related words, end in -a even though they are grammatically masculine.
So fizjoterapeuta is masculine, even though its ending looks similar to many feminine nouns.
You can see that it behaves like a masculine personal noun in agreement:
- Ten fizjoterapeuta = This physiotherapist (masculine)
- Dobry fizjoterapeuta = A good physiotherapist
A specifically feminine form also exists:
- fizjoterapeutka = female physiotherapist
So:
- fizjoterapeuta = standard dictionary form, often male or generic
- fizjoterapeutka = specifically female
What tense is potwierdza?
Potwierdza is 3rd person singular present tense of potwierdzać.
It means:
- confirms
- is confirming
- sometimes, depending on context, confirms/records/verifies
In this sentence:
- Fizjoterapeuta potwierdza... = The physiotherapist confirms...
Polish present tense can often correspond to both English simple present and present continuous, depending on context.
Why is pacjenta not pacjent?