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Questions & Answers about Znam faceta.
Why is it faceta and not facet?
Because faceta is the accusative singular form of facet.
In Znam faceta, faceta is the direct object of the verb znać (to know), so it has to go in the accusative case.
For masculine animate nouns in Polish, the accusative singular usually looks like the genitive singular. So:
- nominative: facet = a guy / the guy
- accusative: faceta = a guy / the guy as the object
So:
- Facet tu stoi. = The guy is standing here.
- Znam faceta. = I know the guy / I know a guy.
What does znam mean exactly?
Znam means I know.
It is the 1st person singular form of the verb znać (to know, to be familiar with).
Conjugation in the present tense:
- ja znam = I know
- ty znasz = you know
- on / ona / ono zna = he / she / it knows
- my znamy = we know
- wy znacie = you know
- oni / one znają = they know
In this sentence, Polish usually drops ja, so Znam faceta already means I know a guy / the guy.