Moja mama lubi pieczone buraki, a tata woli ziemniaki z koperkiem i pietruszką.

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Breakdown of Moja mama lubi pieczone buraki, a tata woli ziemniaki z koperkiem i pietruszką.

• mój: my
• i: and
• a: and

Questions & Answers about Moja mama lubi pieczone buraki, a tata woli ziemniaki z koperkiem i pietruszką.

Why is it moja mama but just tata, not mój tata?

In Polish, possessive words like mój / moja / moje are often omitted when the relationship is obvious from context.

So:

• moja mama = my mum
• tata can still mean my dad if the context makes that clear

The sentence could also be:

• Moja mama lubi pieczone buraki, a mój tata woli ziemniaki z koperkiem i pietruszką.

That would also be correct, but Polish often leaves out the second possessive to avoid sounding repetitive.

Also note the form:

• moja is used because mama is feminine
• mój would be used with tata, even though tata ends in -a, because it refers to a male person

Why is it lubi and woli?

These are both 3rd person singular verb forms, because the subjects are:

• mama = she
• tata = he

So:

• lubi = likes
• woli = prefers

The infinitives are:

• lubić = to like
• woleć = to prefer

Examples:

• Mama lubi buraki. = Mum likes beetroot.
• Tata woli ziemniaki. = Dad prefers potatoes.

What is the difference between lubić and woleć?