Wkładam nasiona do ziemi i podlewam je małą konewką.

I put the seeds into the soil and water them with a small watering can.

Breakdown of Wkładam nasiona do ziemi i podlewam je małą konewką.

• ja: I
• mały: small
• i: and
• je: them

Questions & Answers about Wkładam nasiona do ziemi i podlewam je małą konewką.

Why is it wkładam, and what exactly does that verb mean?

Wkładam is the 1st person singular present tense form of wkładać, so it means I put / I am putting in.

The verb wkładać is built from:

• kłaść = to put, to lay
• prefix w- = in, into

So wkładać specifically means to put something into something.

In this sentence, Wkładam nasiona do ziemi means I put seeds into the soil.

Because wkładać is imperfective, it can describe:

• something happening now
• a repeated/habitual action
• a general process

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Why is it nasiona?

Nasiona is the plural form of nasiono (seed).

Here it is used as the direct object of wkładam, so it is in the accusative plural. For this noun, the accusative plural looks the same as the nominative plural:

• singular: nasiono
• plural: nasiona

So:

• nasiona = seeds

This is very common with neuter nouns in Polish: the nominative and accusative forms are often the same.

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Why is it do ziemi and not just ziemia?