Ona rozlała herbatę na stół.

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Breakdown of Ona rozlała herbatę na stół.

• herbata: the tea
• na: on
• stół: the table

Questions & Answers about Ona rozlała herbatę na stół.

What does the ending -ła in rozlała tell me?

It marks past tense with a feminine singular subject: “she spilled.” If the subject were:

• masculine singular: rozlał
• neuter singular: rozlało
• plural (mixed or all-male): rozlali
• plural (all-female): rozlały

Do I need the pronoun Ona?

No. Polish usually drops subject pronouns when context is clear. Rozlała herbatę na stół is natural. Using Ona adds emphasis or contrast (She did it, not someone else).

Why is it herbatę and not herbata?

Because it’s the direct object, so it’s in the accusative case. For many feminine nouns ending in -a, the accusative singular ends in -ę: herbata (nominative) → herbatę (accusative). Note that after negation, Polish usually uses the genitive: Nie rozlała herbaty (“She didn’t spill (any) tea”).

Why na stół instead of na stole?