Kolekcjoner szuka monet.

to look for

Breakdown of Kolekcjoner szuka monet.

• moneta: the coin
• kolekcjoner: the collector

Questions & Answers about Kolekcjoner szuka monet.

Why is it monet and not monety?

Because the verb szukać (to look for / to seek) normally requires the genitive case in Polish.

• Base plural form: monety = coins (nominative/accusative in some uses)
• Genitive plural: monet

So in Kolekcjoner szuka monet, the noun monety changes to monet because it is the object of szukać.

This is one of the most important things to remember in this sentence:

• szukać + genitive

For example:

• szuka klucza = he/she is looking for a key
• szuka kluczy = he/she is looking for keys
• szuka monet = he/she is looking for coins

What case is kolekcjoner in?

Kolekcjoner is in the nominative case because it is the subject of the sentence — the person doing the action.

Here:

• kolekcjoner = collector
• it answers the question who is looking?
• so it stays in the nominative singular

Polish often uses:

• nominative for the subject
• another case, such as genitive, accusative, etc., for the object depending on the verb

So the structure is:

• Kolekcjoner — subject, nominative
• szuka monet — verb + object in genitive

Does szuka mean is looking for or looks for?