Questions & Answers about Samochód jedzie na zachód.
How do you pronounce Samochód jedzie na zachód?
A rough pronunciation is:
sa-MO-khoot YED-je na ZA-khoot
A few useful details:
- ch sounds like a harsh h, like the ch in German Bach or Scottish loch
- ó is pronounced like u
- dz in jedzie sounds like the ds in beds, but here it is softened by ie
- rz is not in this sentence, but learners sometimes expect it in words about directions, so it is good to notice that zachód has simple ch, not rz
A more natural connected pronunciation would be close to:
sa-MO-khoot YED-zye na ZA-khoot
Why is samochód in this form?
Samochód is the subject of the sentence, so it is in the nominative case.
- dictionary form: samochód
- meaning: car
In Polish, the subject is normally in the nominative, just like in this sentence.
What exactly does jedzie mean here?