Questions & Answers about Nie cierpię gorzkiej kawy bez mleka.
Because after a negated verb in Polish, the direct object often changes from the accusative to the genitive.
- Positive: Cierpię gorzką kawę / Lubię kawę
- Negative: Nie cierpię gorzkiej kawy / Nie lubię kawy
So here:
- kawa = nominative
- kawę = accusative
- kawy = genitive
Since the sentence has nie cierpię, kawa becomes kawy.
Because adjectives must agree with the noun they describe in gender, number, and case.
Here, kawa is:
So the adjective gorzka changes to gorzkiej to match it.
Compare:
- gorzka kawa = bitter coffee (nominative)
- gorzką kawę = bitter coffee (accusative)
- gorzkiej kawy = bitter coffee (genitive)
Because the preposition bez always takes the genitive case.
So:
- mleko = nominative
- mleka = genitive
That is why you say:
- bez mleka = without milk
- bez cukru = without sugar
- bez wody = without water