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Questions & Answers about My oglądamy film w salonie.
What does oglądamy mean and how is it formed in this sentence?
Oglądamy is the first-person plural form of the verb oglądać, which means "to watch". The ending –my indicates that the subject is we, so in this sentence, it translates as "we watch".
Why is the subject pronoun my explicitly used even though the verb ending already shows the subject?
In Polish, subject pronouns are frequently omitted because the verb ending clearly indicates who is acting. However, including my can provide extra clarity or emphasis. In this sentence, my reinforces that "we" are doing the watching.
How is the phrase w salonie constructed, and why is it in that form?
The phrase w salonie means "in the living room". The preposition w (meaning "in") requires the locative case. The noun salon takes the locative form salonie (appearing here as salonie), signaling the location where the action happens.
What is the word order of the sentence, and how does it compare to English?
The sentence follows a typical Subject-Verb-Object (SVO) order: my (subject) comes first, oglądamy (verb) follows, and film (object) comes next. The locative phrase w salonie is placed at the end. This order is very similar to English, though Polish allows for more flexibility if emphasis or style calls for it.
Does the word film have the same meaning in Polish as in English, and what is its grammatical gender?
Yes, film in Polish generally means "movie" or "film", just like in English. It is a masculine noun, which means that any adjectives or past-tense forms referring to it will take masculine forms.