Word
Drużyna gra przeciw nam.
Meaning
The team is playing against us.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Questions & Answers about Drużyna gra przeciw nam.
Why is it gra, not grają?
Because drużyna is a singular noun: team.
In Polish, the verb must agree with the grammatical number of the subject:
- drużyna gra = the team plays / is playing
- drużyny grają = the teams play / are playing
Even though a team contains many people, Polish treats drużyna as one singular unit, so the verb is singular too.
Why is it nam, not nas?
Because przeciw requires the dative case, and the dative form of my (we / us) is nam.
So:
- my = we
- nas = us, but in other cases such as genitive or accusative
- nam = to us / against us after przeciw
That is why you say:
- przeciw nam = against us
not:
- przeciw nas ✘
What case is nam here?