Breakdown of Parking pobiera opłatę co godzinę.
parking
the parking lot
pobierać
to charge
opłata
the fee
co godzinę
every hour
Questions & Answers about Parking pobiera opłatę co godzinę.
What part of speech is pobiera and what’s its infinitive form?
pobiera is a 3rd-person singular present-tense verb. Its infinitive (basic) form is pobierać, which means “to collect” or “to take” (a fee).
Why is opłatę in the accusative case?
In Polish, opłatę is the direct object of the verb pobierać. The noun opłata (fee) is feminine; its singular accusative form is opłatę.
What case is co godzinę, and why is the accusative used here?
The phrase co godzinę (“every hour”) uses co plus the accusative singular of the time unit. Polish expresses frequency (“every X”) with co + accusative.
How is co godzinę different from za godzinę?
- co godzinę = “every hour” (frequency).
- za godzinę = “in an hour” or “after one hour” (time point in the future).
Could we use the plural opłaty instead of singular opłatę?