Ona dużo czyta.

she

Breakdown of Ona dużo czyta.

• czytać: to read
• dużo: a lot

Questions & Answers about Ona dużo czyta.

Do I need the pronoun Ona, or can I drop it?

You can drop it. Polish usually omits subject pronouns: Dużo czyta or Czyta dużo are natural. Use Ona when you need to emphasize or disambiguate that it’s “she” (not he/they).

Is the word order fixed? Is Ona dużo czyta different from Ona czyta dużo?

Both are correct. Polish word order is flexible.

• Ona czyta dużo is slightly more neutral.
• Ona dużo czyta or fronted Dużo czyta can highlight the amount.
• Dużo ona czyta is possible but sounds marked/emphatic, often expressive or ironic.

What exactly is dużo here—an adverb or a quantifier? Does it affect case?

With a verb (as here), dużo is an adverb meaning “a lot/much.”
With a noun, dużo is a quantifier and takes the genitive: dużo książek (a lot of books), dużo wody (a lot of water).

How do I say “often” instead of “a lot”?

Use często: Ona często czyta = “She often reads.”
Note: dużo = large amount; często = high frequency. English “reads a lot” can imply both; Polish distinguishes them.