Questions & Answers about Wierzę w naszą drużynę.
Why is it wierzę w and not just wierzę?
Because in Polish there are two closely related patterns:
- wierzyć komuś / czemuś
- dative = to believe someone / trust someone
- wierzyć w kogoś / w coś
- accusative = to believe in someone / something
So:
- Wierzę ci. = I believe you / I trust you.
- Wierzę w naszą drużynę. = I believe in our team.
In your sentence, the meaning is believe in, so Polish uses w + the accusative case.
What is the base form of wierzę?
The dictionary form is wierzyć, meaning to believe.
Wierzę is the 1st person singular present tense form, so it means I believe.
A few present-tense forms are:
- ja wierzę = I believe
- ty wierzysz = you believe
- on / ona wierzy = he / she believes
- my wierzymy = we believe
- wy wierzycie = you all believe
- oni / one wierzą = they believe
In the sentence Wierzę w naszą drużynę, the subject ja is omitted, because Polish often drops subject pronouns when they are clear from the verb ending.
Why is it naszą, not nasza?