Word
Długie spotkanie wymaga kawy.
Meaning
A long meeting requires coffee.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Breakdown of Długie spotkanie wymaga kawy.
kawa
the coffee
spotkanie
the meeting
długi
long
wymagać
to require
Questions & Answers about Długie spotkanie wymaga kawy.
Why is długie used instead of długi before spotkanie?
Because spotkanie (“meeting”) is a neuter noun in the nominative singular. In Polish, adjectives must agree with the noun’s gender, number, and case. Długi is the masculine form; the neuter nominative singular form is długie.
What case is spotkanie in, and why?
Spotkanie is in the nominative case because it functions as the subject of the sentence—the “thing” that requires coffee.
What case is kawy, and why is it used here instead of kawa?
Kawy is the genitive singular of kawa (“coffee”). The verb wymagać (“to require”) governs the genitive case, so its object must appear in genitive: wymaga kawy.
What part of speech is wymaga, and how is it conjugated?
Wymaga is the third person singular, present tense form of the verb wymagać. It agrees with the singular subject spotkanie. If you change the subject to plural, you must use wymagają.
How would you say “long meetings require coffee” in Polish?