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Questions & Answers about Ona uprawia sport w parku.
What case is the noun sport in, and why doesn’t it change form here?
Sport is in the accusative case because it’s the direct object of uprawia. Since sport is a masculine inanimate noun, its accusative form is identical to its nominative form, so no ending changes.
Why is it w parku instead of w park?
The preposition w (“in”) requires the locative (miejscownik) case. For the masculine noun park, the locative ending is -u, giving park → parku, so w parku means “in the park.”
Why is the subject pronoun ona included? Can it be left out?
Polish is a pro-drop language: verb endings already show the subject. Uprawia is clearly 3rd person singular, so you can omit ona and say Uprawia sport w parku. Including ona adds emphasis or clarity about who you’re talking about.
What tense and aspect is uprawia, and what does that tell me?
Uprawia is present tense, imperfective aspect. Imperfective verbs describe ongoing, habitual, or repeated actions. Here it means she regularly or is currently engaging in sports. To express a completed action, you’d need a perfective verb.
Are there any articles (like “a” or “the”) in this sentence?
No. Polish has no definite or indefinite articles. You simply say Ona uprawia sport w parku and rely on context to know if you mean “some sport,” “a sport,” or “the sport.”
Why use uprawiać sport instead of verbs like grać or biegać?
Uprawiać sport is a general expression, “to engage in sports.”
Grać means “to play” and is used with specific games (e.g. gra w piłkę).
Biegać means “to run,” a specific activity. So uprawiać sport covers playing, running, swimming, etc.
How would you express this sentence in the past tense?
Use the past imperfective form, agreeing with feminine singular:
Ona uprawiała sport w parku.
Can w parku be placed elsewhere in the sentence?
Yes. Polish word order is flexible. For emphasis you could say:
W parku ona uprawia sport (highlighting the location) or simply W parku uprawia sport (omitting the pronoun).