Word
W środku pudełka leży gumka i kilka kartek papieru.
Meaning
Inside the box there is an eraser and a few sheets of paper.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Breakdown of W środku pudełka leży gumka i kilka kartek papieru.
i
and
leżeć
to lie
pudełko
the box
gumka
the eraser
Questions & Answers about W środku pudełka leży gumka i kilka kartek papieru.
Why is it pudełka, not pudełku?
Because the phrase is built as w środku + [GENITIVE].
What cases are used in the sentence?
- w środku: środku = locative singular of masculine środek (because of the preposition w “in” with location).
- pudełka = genitive singular of neuter pudełko (required by w środku czego?).
- gumka = nominative singular (it’s one of the subjects).
- kilka = an indefinite numeral (“a few”). In nom/acc it doesn’t show case endings itself here but it governs the genitive plural.
- kartek = genitive plural of kartka (because of kilka).
- papieru = genitive singular of papier (material “of paper”).
Why is the verb singular (leży) when there are multiple things?