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### Citing Sources with Według

When you want to state an opinion, report the news, or cite a piece of information—like a weather forecast—use the preposition **według** (according to).

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Crucially, **według** always requires the noun or pronoun that follows it to take the **Genitive** case. For example, the feminine phrase *ta prognoza* (this forecast) changes to its Genitive form, *tej prognozy*.

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### Approaching Weather and Experts

When discussing meteorological reports, you will often talk about weather systems that are on their way. The verb **nadchodzić** is used to express that something is "approaching" or "coming."

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You can combine *według* with experts or official reports to talk about these incoming conditions. Remember to apply the Genitive case to plural nouns (like *meteorolodzy* becoming *meteorologów*) and neuter nouns (like *oficjalne źródło* becoming *oficjalnego źródła*).

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### Discussing the Climate and Personal Opinions

This exact same structure is used whether you are discussing broad scientific topics or simply sharing a personal opinion. Notice below how the plural *naukowcy* (scientists) becomes *naukowców*, the feminine *moja mama* (my mom) becomes *mojej mamy*, and the masculine *ten artykuł* (this article) becomes *tego artykułu*.

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According to (według)

adjective

adverb

conjunction

determiner

interjection

noun

numeral

particle

predicative

preposition

pronoun

proper noun

sentence

verb

This is (to jest)

The verb to be, singular (być)

Formal address (Pan, Pani)

Demonstrative pronouns (ten, ta, to)

Adjective agreement

Negation (nie)

Basic questions (czy, kto, co, gdzie, jak)

The verb to be, plural (być)

Present tense -m/-sz verbs

Reflexive verbs (się)

Coordinating conjunctions (i, a, ale)

Feminine direct objects (Accusative)

Inanimate direct objects (Accusative)

Animate masculine direct objects (Accusative)

Present tense verbs 2 (-ę, -isz / -ysz)

Expressing location (w, na)

Locative adjective agreement

Professions and nationalities (Instrumental)

Accompaniment (z + Instrumental)

Present tense verbs 3 (-ę, -esz)

Plural possessives (nasz, wasz)

Numbers 1 to 10

Genitive of possession

Genitive of negation

Lack or absence (nie ma)

Basic quantifiers (dużo, mało, trochę)

Liking things (podoba mi się)

Modal verbs (móc, musieć)

Subordinating conjunctions (bo, że)

Unidirectional motion verbs (iść, jechać)

Expressing age (mieć... lat)

Habitual motion (chodzić, jeździć)

Expressing destination (do)

Days of the week (poniedziałek, wtorek...)

Plural nouns for objects and animals

Plural nouns for people

Plural adjective agreement

Accusative object pronouns (go, ją, je...)

The past tense of to be (był)

Singular past tense (-łem, -łam...)

Expressing age (mieć + lata / lat)

Plural past tense (-li / -ły)

Perfective past tense

Future tense (będę + infinitive)

Age: one year (mieć rok)

Prices and currency (złoty, grosz)

Destination (na + accusative)

Non-masculine plurals (-e, -y, -i)

Instrumental pronouns (ze mną, z tobą)

To know (znać vs wiedzieć)

The future perfective tense

The imperative mood

Months of the year (styczeń, luty)

Greetings and farewells (dzień dobry, cześć)

Introducing yourself (mam na imię)

Thank you and sorry (dziękuję, przepraszam)

Left, right, up and down (po lewej stronie)

Parts of the body (ręka, noga)

Parts of the day (dzień, noc, południe)

What is it like? (jaki, jaka, jakie)

Speaking Polish (mówić po polsku)

Instrumental for adjectives (dobrym, dobrą)

Please do... (proszę + infinitive)

Interests (interesować się + Instrumental)

Can one? (można, trzeba, nie wolno)

By bus or by train (jechać autobusem)

Where are you from? (jestem z Polski)

Where exactly? (obok, przy, przed, za, pod, nad)

What time is it? (Która godzina?)

Not seeing her (go, jej, ich; niego, niej, nich)

When I have time (kiedy as a conjunction)

Irregular past stems (miał, mieli)

The verb 'iść' in the past (szedł, szli)

Imperfective future (będę odpoczywał)

Past aspect (robił vs zrobił)

Future aspect (będzie malował vs pomaluje)

Perfective motion with po- (pójść, pojechać)

Arrival verbs with przy- (przyjść, przyjechać)

Departure verbs with wy- (wyjść, wyjechać)

The Vocative case (Panie, Mamo)

Plural possessives (moi, moje)

Reflexive possessive pronouns (swój)

Genitive plural of masculine nouns (-ów, -y, -i)

Genitive plural of feminine and neuter nouns

Genitive plural of adjectives (-ych, -ich)

Accusative plural of masculine personal nouns

Question	Answer
according to	według
forecast	prognoza
According to this forecast, tomorrow the weather will be worse.	Według tej prognozy jutro będzie gorsza pogoda.
meteorologist	meteorolog
to approach	nadchodzić
According to meteorologists, a terrible storm is approaching.	Według meteorologów nadchodzi okropna burza.
official	oficjalny
source	źródło
The report in which I saw the forecast is an official source.	Raport, w którym widziałem prognozę, to oficjalne źródło.
wave	fala
heat	upał
Somewhere in the south, a new heat wave is approaching.	Gdzieś na południu nadchodzi nowa fala upałów.
According to an official source, it was some mistake.	Według oficjalnego źródła to był jakiś błąd.
scientist	naukowiec
climate	klimat
According to scientists, we must protect the climate.	Według naukowców musimy chronić klimat.
The newspaper in which I read the news is a good source.	Gazeta, w której czytam wiadomości, to dobre źródło.
According to my mom, this meteorologist is better.	Według mojej mamy ten meteorolog jest lepszy.
I once saw a wave that was terrible.	Kiedyś widziałem falę, która była straszna.
Heat is an increasingly bigger problem for the climate.	Upał to coraz większy problem dla klimatu.
According to this article, the climate is an important topic.	Według tego artykułu klimat to ważny temat.
Some scientist said that heavy rain is approaching.	Jakiś naukowiec powiedział, że nadchodzi silny deszcz.