Breakdown of Pies nie lubi burzy, bo każdy grzmot go stresuje.
pies
the dog
lubić
to like
nie
not
bo
because
Questions & Answers about Pies nie lubi burzy, bo każdy grzmot go stresuje.
Why is it pies and not some other form like psa?
Pies is the subject of the sentence, so it is in the nominative case.
- pies = dog (nominative singular)
- psa = dog in forms like accusative/genitive singular
In this sentence, the dog is the one doing the not liking, so Polish uses pies.
Why is it nie lubi burzy and not nie lubi burzę?
This is a very common Polish question, and the reason is negation.
Normally, lubić takes the accusative:
- Lubi burzę = He/She likes the storm
But when the verb is negated, Polish often changes the object to the genitive:
- Nie lubi burzy = He/She doesn’t like the storm
So:
- burza = nominative
- burzę = accusative
- burzy = genitive
Because of nie lubi, we get burzy.
Does burza mean storm or thunderstorm?