Ja sprawdzam telefon co dziesięć minut.

I check my phone every ten minutes.

Breakdown of Ja sprawdzam telefon co dziesięć minut.

• ja: I
• telefon: the phone
• sprawdzać: to check
• co dziesięć minut: every ten minutes

Questions & Answers about Ja sprawdzam telefon co dziesięć minut.

Why is ja used at the beginning of the sentence when Polish often drops subject pronouns?

In Polish the subject pronoun is usually optional because the verb ending already indicates the person. Here ja is included for emphasis or clarity—maybe to contrast with someone else or to stress “I” personally do this. In neutral contexts you can simply say Sprawdzam telefon co dziesięć minut.

What exactly does the verb sprawdzam mean and what are its grammatical features?

Sprawdzam is the first person singular present tense of the imperfective verb sprawdzać (“to check”). Key points:

• It’s imperfective, so it expresses a repeated or ongoing action rather than a one‐time event.
• The ending -am tells you the subject is “I.”

Why is the imperfective form sprawdzam used instead of the perfective sprawdzę?

Imperfective verbs like sprawdzać describe habitual or repeated actions. Because you’re checking your phone regularly (“every ten minutes”), you use sprawdzam. A perfective form (sprawdzę) would imply a single, completed action (“I will check once”).

What case is telefon in and why?

Telefon is in the accusative singular case, which is used for direct objects of verbs. For masculine inanimate nouns like telefon, the accusative form is identical to the nominative (telefon).

What does co dziesięć minut literally mean and how does it function?

Literally co dziesięć minut means “every ten minutes.” It’s a time‐interval expression formed with co + accusative that indicates frequency.

Why is co used with the accusative after it?

In Polish, when expressing repeated intervals of time you use the preposition co followed by a noun in the accusative. That pattern is fixed: co + acc.

Can you write co dziesięć minut with digits, like co 10 minut?

Yes. In less formal texts you often see numerals: co 10 minut. In fully written‐out style (formal writing, exams) you’d spell out dziesięć.

Can the word order be changed for emphasis, for example Telefon sprawdzam co dziesięć minut?

Polish word order is flexible, so you can move parts around to emphasize something. Putting telefon first would slightly emphasize “the phone” over the action or timing, but the basic meaning remains clear.