Accusative Plural of Masculine Personal Nouns
In Polish, groups of people that include at least one man belong to the masculine personal (virile) gender. When these groups are the direct object of a sentence (such as the people you see, meet, or employ), they take the Accusative plural case.
The rule for masculine personal nouns in the Accusative plural is simple: their forms are exactly identical to the Genitive plural.
- Adjectives take the Genitive endings -ych or -ich.
- Nouns take their Genitive endings, which is usually -ów (like policjantów), but sometimes -y or -i (like żołnierzy).
| I see brave police officers. | Widzę odważnych policjantów. |
| We must train brave soldiers. | Musimy szkolić odważnych żołnierzy. |
Verbs Requiring the Accusative
Regular transitive verbs that act directly on an object—such as zatrudniać (to employ), wybierać (to choose), znać (to know), and szanować (to respect)—require the Accusative case. When the object is a masculine personal group, apply these special endings.
| Our company employs ambitious candidates. | Nasza firma zatrudnia ambitnych kandydatów. |
| Why do you always choose ambitious experts? | Dlaczego zawsze wybierasz ambitnych ekspertów? |
| People respect honest police officers. | Ludzie szanują uczciwych policjantów. |
| Do you know honest experts? | Czy pan zna uczciwych ekspertów? |
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