Ona lubi mówić po polsku.

she

Breakdown of Ona lubi mówić po polsku.

• lubić: to like
• po polsku: in Polish
• mówić: to tell

Questions & Answers about Ona lubi mówić po polsku.

Why do we need Ona here? Can we just say Lubi mówić po polsku?

You can say Lubi mówić po polsku, but then we do not know who likes speaking Polish.

• Ona lubi mówić po polsku = She likes to speak Polish.
• On lubi mówić po polsku = He likes to speak Polish.
• Ono lubi mówić po polsku = It likes to speak Polish.

The verb form lubi is the same for he / she / it, so Polish often keeps the pronoun here to avoid ambiguity, especially in short, isolated sentences.

In a longer context, if it is already clear that we are talking about a woman, you could drop the pronoun and just say Lubi mówić po polsku.

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Why is it lubi and not something like lubię or lubią?

Because lubi is the present tense form of lubić (to like) for he / she / it.

Present tense of lubić:

• ja lubię – I like
• ty lubisz – you like (singular, informal)
• on / ona / ono lubi – he / she / it likes
• my lubimy – we like
• wy lubicie – you like (plural)
• oni / one lubią – they like

Since the subject is ona (she), the correct form is lubi.

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