Word
Ja lubię historię.
Meaning
I like history.
Part of speech
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Pronunciation
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Questions & Answers about Ja lubię historię.
Do I always need to say Ja, or can I just say Lubię historię?
No, you don’t need Ja. The verb ending -ę in lubię already shows the subject is I.
- Ja lubię historię – a bit more emphatic: I like history (not someone else).
- Lubię historię – neutral, and more common in everyday speech.
So in most contexts, Lubię historię is perfectly natural.
Why does lubić become lubię in this sentence?
Lubić is the infinitive (dictionary form), like to like. It changes according to the subject.
Present tense of lubić:
- ja lubię – I like
- ty lubisz – you (singular, informal) like
- on/ona/ono lubi – he/she/it likes
- my lubimy – we like
- wy lubicie – you (plural) like
- oni/one lubią – they like
Because the subject is ja (I), you must use lubię.
Why is it historię and not historia?