Elewacja wymaga remontu.

to require

Breakdown of Elewacja wymaga remontu.

• remont: the renovation
• elewacja: the facade

Questions & Answers about Elewacja wymaga remontu.

What does elewacja mean exactly?

Elewacja usually means the facade or outer wall/surface of a building. In everyday building/repair contexts, it often refers to the building’s exterior finish rather than just any wall.

It is a feminine noun.

Why is it wymaga?

Wymaga is the 3rd person singular present tense form of wymagać (to require, to need).

Here it agrees with elewacja, which is singular:

• elewacja wymaga = the facade requires / needs

Other present-tense forms are:

• ja wymagam = I require
• ty wymagasz = you require
• on/ona/ono wymaga = he/she/it requires
• my wymagamy = we require
• wy wymagacie = you (plural) require
• oni/one wymagają = they require

Why is it remontu and not remont?

Because the verb wymagać normally takes the genitive case in Polish.

So:

• remont = nominative
• remontu = genitive singular

That is why:

• Elewacja wymaga remontu.

not:

• Elewacja wymaga remont.

This is a very common thing learners notice: some Polish verbs require a specific case, and wymagać is one of the verbs that takes genitive.