Questions & Answers about Ona robi zdjęcie nowego domu.
Why is Ona at the beginning of the sentence? Can’t you drop the subject pronoun?
In Polish, subject pronouns like ona (“she”) are generally optional because the verb ending already signals the subject. Robi is third person singular, so you know “who” is doing the action. Including ona adds emphasis or clarity—especially if the context has multiple people. You could simply say Robi zdjęcie nowego domu when emphasis isn’t needed.
Why is zdjęcie in the singular? Could I use zdjęcia instead?
Zdjęcie is singular and means “one photo.” The phrase Ona robi zdjęcie… implies she’s taking a single picture. If she’s taking multiple photos, you’d use the plural zdjęcia:
Ona robi zdjęcia nowego domu (“She’s taking pictures of the new house.”)
Why is domu in the genitive case instead of the accusative?
When you “take a photo of something,” Polish uses the structure robić zdjęcie czego? (“take a picture of what?”), which requires the genitive. Here, domu is the genitive singular of dom (“house”). The direct object of robić is zdjęcie (accusative), and the thing being photographed goes in genitive.
Why is the adjective nowego also in the genitive? How does it agree with domu?