Word
Babcia podlewa rośliny w doniczkach na parapecie codziennie rano.
Meaning
Grandma waters the plants in the flowerpots on the windowsill every morning.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Lesson
Breakdown of Babcia podlewa rośliny w doniczkach na parapecie codziennie rano.
w
in
na
on
codziennie
every day
rano
in the morning
Questions & Answers about Babcia podlewa rośliny w doniczkach na parapecie codziennie rano.
What is podlewa exactly – its base form, tense, and aspect?
Podlewa is the 3rd person singular present tense of the verb podlewać (to water).
- Infinitive (imperfective): podlewać – to water (an ongoing or repeated action)
- 3rd person singular present: on/ona/ono podlewa – he/she/it waters / is watering
Polish also has a perfective partner:
- Infinitive (perfective): podlać – to water (once, viewed as a complete action)
Compare:
- Babcia podlewa rośliny… – Grandma waters the plants (habitually, regularly).
- Babcia podlała rośliny… – Grandma watered the plants (once, completed in the past).
Why is it rośliny and not roślin or roślina?