Breakdown of Numer karty bibliotecznej widzę na koncie czytelnika w czytelni.
Questions & Answers about Numer karty bibliotecznej widzę na koncie czytelnika w czytelni.
Polish word order is much freer than English word order because the case endings show what each noun is doing.
Starting with Numer karty bibliotecznej puts extra focus on that item. It is a bit like saying:
As for the library card number, I can see it on the reader’s account in the reading room.
A more neutral order would be:
Widzę numer karty bibliotecznej na koncie czytelnika w czytelni.
So the original word order is not wrong; it is just more marked and more focused.
Because numer is a masculine inanimate noun, and in Polish the singular accusative of masculine inanimate nouns is the same as the nominative.
So:
- nominative: numer
- accusative: numer
Even though the form looks the same, its function here is accusative, because it is the thing being seen.
You can compare that with a masculine animate noun:
- nominative: czytelnik
- accusative: czytelnika
That is why numer stays numer, but czytelnik changes to czytelnika in other contexts.