Breakdown of Kelnerka stawia tacę na stole i przynosi jeszcze herbatę.
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herbata
the tea
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stół
the table
Questions & Answers about Kelnerka stawia tacę na stole i przynosi jeszcze herbatę.
Why is kelnerka used here, and what would change if it were a male waiter?
Kelnerka means waitress. It is the feminine form of kelner (waiter).
If you changed it to a male waiter, the sentence would begin:
Kelner stawia tacę na stole i przynosi jeszcze herbatę.
In the present tense, the verbs stawia and przynosi stay the same, so the main visible change is the noun kelnerka → kelner.
Why do taca and herbata become tacę and herbatę?
Because they are in the accusative case, which is used for direct objects.
Here:
- tacę = the thing the waitress is putting down
- herbatę = the thing she is bringing
The basic forms are:
- taca → tacę
- herbata → herbatę
This is a very common pattern: many feminine singular nouns ending in -a change to -ę in the accusative.
Why is it na stole instead of na stół?