Questions & Answers about Oni chcą nowy samochód.
Why is the pronoun Oni used when chcą already signals “they”?
In Polish, the verb ending -ą in chcą already indicates third person plural (“they want”). Including Oni is optional and is often used for emphasis or clarity. You could simply say Chcą nowy samochód and it would still mean “They want a new car,” but with Oni it’s a neutral, full sentence.
What case is nowy samochód in and why doesn’t it look declined?
The verb chcieć (to want) takes a direct object in the accusative case. Samochód (car) is a masculine inanimate noun, and for masculine inanimate nouns the nominative and accusative singular forms are identical. That’s why you see samochód without a special accusative ending. Similarly, the adjective nowy remains in its masculine singular form.
Why is the adjective not nowego?
The ending -ego signals either genitive case or masculine singular accusative animate form. Since samochód is inanimate and you need the accusative case (not the genitive), you use its inanimate accusative ending, which is identical to the nominative: nowy. So you get nowy samochód, not nowego samochód.
How is chcą formed from the infinitive chcieć?