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What does the pronoun Ona mean in this sentence?
Ona means she in English and serves as the subject of the sentence.
How is the verb lubi formed, and what does it imply about the subject?
Lubi is the third person singular present tense form of the verb lubić, which means to like. It shows agreement with the singular subject ona.
Why is there no article (like a or the) before film in the sentence?
Polish does not use articles. Unlike English, where we say a film or the film, Polish nouns appear without articles, making the sentence more concise.
What is the grammatical case of film in this sentence, and why does its form look unchanged?
In this sentence, film functions as the direct object and is in the accusative case. However, because film is a masculine inanimate noun, its accusative form is identical to its nominative form.
How would you modify the sentence if you wanted to express that she likes movies in general?
To express the plural, you would change film to filmy. The sentence becomes Ona lubi filmy, indicating that she likes movies in general.
Is the word order in this sentence fixed, or can it change, and why?
Polish has a flexible word order due to its rich case system. Although the standard order is subject-verb-object (SVO) as in Ona lubi film, you can rearrange the words for emphasis or style without losing the basic meaning.