Kiełbasę i chleb kroję na desce, a potem robię szybkie kanapki.

I cut sausage and bread on a board, and then I make quick sandwiches.

Breakdown of Kiełbasę i chleb kroję na desce, a potem robię szybkie kanapki.

• ja: I
• chleb: the bread
• i: and
• na: on

Questions & Answers about Kiełbasę i chleb kroję na desce, a potem robię szybkie kanapki.

Why does kiełbasa become kiełbasę in this sentence?

Because it is the direct object of kroję (I cut / I am cutting).

Kiełbasa is a feminine singular noun, and feminine singular nouns usually change in the accusative case:

• kiełbasa = nominative
• kiełbasę = accusative

So Kiełbasę i chleb kroję... means that sausage and bread are the things being cut.

Why does chleb stay chleb and not change like kiełbasę?

Because chleb is a masculine inanimate noun. In Polish, the accusative singular of masculine inanimate nouns is usually the same as the nominative singular.

So:

• chleb = nominative
• chleb = accusative

That is why you get:

• kiełbasę changes
• chleb does not

This is very common in Polish and can feel strange to English speakers at first, because English does not mark these object forms on nouns.

Why is it kroję, and what form is that?