Breakdown of W każdym tygodniu dzieci dostają nowe zdanie do napisania w szkole.
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Questions & Answers about W każdym tygodniu dzieci dostają nowe zdanie do napisania w szkole.
Why is it w każdym tygodniu (Locative) instead of każdego tygodnia (Genitive)?
Because when you use w (“in”) to express repetition over time, the noun takes the Locative case: w każdym tygodniu literally “in every week.” You can also say każdego tygodnia without w, using the Genitive, to mean “every week.” Informally, co tydzień is very common as well.
Why is the verb dostają used here rather than otrzymują?
Dostają is the everyday, neutral verb for “get” or “receive.” Otrzymują means the same but sounds more formal or bookish. In a school context, dostają is more natural.
What does zdanie mean here? I thought it was “sentence.”
In this context zdanie is short for zadanie do napisania – a writing assignment. While zdanie can mean a grammatical sentence, here it means “task” or “assignment.”
What is the function of do napisania in the sentence?
Do napisania is an infinitive construction with do + Genitive (napisania). It expresses purpose or a task to be done. So zdanie do napisania means “an assignment to write.”