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Because in Polish, dates are usually expressed with the ordinal number in the genitive case.
So:
- ósmy = eighth as a basic dictionary form
- ósmego = of the eighth, which is the form used in dates
In this sentence, Ósmego października means on the eighth of October.
This is a very common pattern:
- pierwszego maja = on the first of May
- trzeciego lipca = on the third of July
- dwudziestego grudnia = on the twentieth of December
So even though English says October eighth or the eighth of October, Polish uses the genitive forms for the date.
For the same reason: in Polish dates, the month name also appears in the genitive case.
- październik = October
- października = of October
So:
- Ósmego października literally corresponds to of the eighth of October, but naturally means on the eighth of October
This is standard with all months in dates:
- 1 maja
- 5 czerwca
- 12 listopada