Doktor mówi powoli.

the doctor

Breakdown of Doktor mówi powoli.

• powoli: slowly
• mówić: to speak

Questions & Answers about Doktor mówi powoli.

Why are there no articles in Polish? How do I know if Doktor is “the doctor” or “a doctor”?

Polish does not use articles like “a” or “the.” Instead, context tells you if it’s definite or indefinite. Doktor mówi powoli can mean either A doctor speaks slowly or The doctor speaks slowly, depending on what you already know in the conversation.

What case and grammatical function does Doktor have in this sentence?

Doktor is in the nominative case and serves as the subject. It answers the question Who? – in this case, the doctor is the one doing the speaking.

How is mówi formed, and what are the other present‐tense forms of mówić?

mówi is the 3rd person singular present tense of mówić (to speak). The full present‐tense conjugation is:
• ja mówię
• ty mówisz
• on/ona/ono mówi
• my mówimy
• wy mówicie
• oni/one mówią

How do you pronounce mówi and powoli?