Pokaż mi te zdjęcia z plaży.

Show me the pictures from the beach.

Breakdown of Pokaż mi te zdjęcia z plaży.

• te: these
• mi: me
• z: from
• plaża: the beach
• pokazać: to show
• zdjęcie: the picture

Questions & Answers about Pokaż mi te zdjęcia z plaży.

What does Pokaż mean and what is its grammatical function?

Pokaż is the second-person singular imperative form of the verb pokazać (“to show”). It’s a direct command meaning “Show…” addressed to one person.

How do you form the imperative of pokazać and why is it pokaż here?

To make the singular informal imperative of pokazać, you take the 3rd-person plural stem (-ają → pokaz-), drop the -ą, and add -ż:

• pokaz
  • -ż → pokaż.
    If you were speaking to multiple people you’d say pokażcie (add -cie for 2nd-person plural).

What is the role of mi in this sentence?

mi is the first-person singular dative pronoun (equivalent to English “me”). It indicates the indirect object (to whom something is shown). Without it, you’d say “Show the photos from the beach,” but you wouldn’t specify to whom unless context supplies that.

What case does te zdjęcia use and what does te indicate?

• zdjęcia is the direct object in accusative plural. For inanimate nouns, accusative equals nominative, so zdjęcia looks like the nominative form.
• te is the demonstrative pronoun in nominative/accusative plural (for masculine personal & non-personal nouns). It means “these”, pointing to specific photos.

Why is plaży in the genitive case after z?

When z means “from”, it requires the genitive case. The base noun plaża (“beach,” feminine) in genitive singular becomes plaży. Thus z plaży translates as “from the beach.”

How would you say “Show me these photos on the beach” instead of “from the beach”?

You’d replace z + genitive with na + locative:

• Pokaż mi te zdjęcia na plaży.
  Here plaży is still feminine but in the locative case (required by na when meaning “on”).

Can you change the word order, e.g., Pokaż te zdjęcia mi? What’s the difference?

Polish word order is relatively flexible, but pronouns like mi usually come right after the verb for clarity.

• Pokaż mi te zdjęcia (most natural)
• Pokaż te zdjęcia mi is understandable but feels marked or poetic.
  Emphasizing mi at the end can sound like you’re surprised: “Show those photos to me (and not someone else)!”