Mój brat woli koszykówkę, a siostra woli siatkówkę.

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Breakdown of Mój brat woli koszykówkę, a siostra woli siatkówkę.

• a: and
• woleć: to prefer
• brat: the brother

Questions & Answers about Mój brat woli koszykówkę, a siostra woli siatkówkę.

Why is it mój brat but just siostra (without moja)?

In Polish you don’t have to repeat a possessive adjective (mój / moja / moje, etc.) when it’s clear from context that you’re still talking about “my” family members.

• Mój brat = my brother
• (moja) siostra = (my) sister

The owner (the speaker: “my”) is already established in the first part, so in everyday speech and writing it’s very natural to drop moja in the second part:

• Mój brat woli koszykówkę, a (moja) siostra woli siatkówkę.

Both are correct, but saying moja siostra here is a bit heavier and more explicit than most natives would use in a simple sentence like this.

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Why do koszykówkę and siatkówkę end in -ę instead of -a?