Word
Mam awizo.
Meaning
I have the delivery notice.
Part of speech
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Pronunciation
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Questions & Answers about Mam awizo.
What does mam mean, and what is its dictionary form?
Mam means I have.
Its dictionary form is mieć, which means to have.
Mam is the 1st person singular present tense form:
- mam = I have
- masz = you have
- ma = he/she/it has
So Mam awizo literally means I have a notice / I have an attempted-delivery notice.
Why is there no word for I in the sentence?
In Polish, subject pronouns are often omitted because the verb already shows who the subject is.
Here, mam already tells you the subject is I, so ja is not necessary.
- Mam awizo. = I have a notice.
- Ja mam awizo. = I have a notice with extra emphasis on I
You would usually add ja only for contrast, emphasis, or clarification.
Why is it awizo after mam? Shouldn't the object change case?