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### Formal Purposes: "w celu"

When stating the purpose of an action, such as an environmental project or fundraiser, use the compound preposition **w celu** (for the purpose of). It must always be followed by a noun in the **Genitive** case.

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Notice how the nouns *poprawa* (improvement) and *ochrona* (protection) change to their Genitive forms (*poprawy*, *ochrony*) in these examples:

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### Beneficiaries: "na rzecz"

To express who or what benefits from an action—such as a charity or civic initiative—use **na rzecz** (for the benefit of). Like *w celu*, it also requires the **Genitive** case.

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### Civic Action and Ecology

When discussing grassroots movements, you will frequently see vocabulary related to civic (*obywatelski*) projects, funds (*fundusz*), and grants (*dotacja*). These elements often pair with *w celu* and *na rzecz* to detail the specific goals of a project, like protecting the environment or helping animals.

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Prepositions of purpose and benefit (w celu, na rzecz)

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
for the purpose of	w celu
education (process)	edukacja
We are working together for the purpose of improving education.	Pracujemy razem w celu poprawy edukacji.
for the benefit of	na rzecz
This organization operates for the benefit of adult education.	Ta organizacja działa na rzecz edukacji dorosłych.
to collect (imperfective)	zbierać
Are you collecting money for the purpose of protecting nature?	Czy zbieracie pieniądze w celu ochrony przyrody?
activist	działacz
All the activists were there except for the boss.	Byli tam wszyscy działacze z wyjątkiem szefa.
initiative	inicjatywa
This is an initiative for the benefit of the homeless.	To jest inicjatywa na rzecz bezdomnych.
It is worth supporting every local initiative.	Warto wspierać każdą lokalną inicjatywę.
civic	obywatelski
Why did you vote for this civic project?	Dlaczego głosowaliście na ten projekt obywatelski?
This is an interesting civic initiative that you must see.	To ciekawa inicjatywa obywatelska, którą musisz zobaczyć.
fund	fundusz
This fund supports organizations for the benefit of animals.	Ten fundusz wspiera organizacje na rzecz zwierząt.
It is worth collecting plastic for the purpose of environmental protection.	Warto zbierać plastik w celu ochrony środowiska.
For what project are you collecting funds?	Na jaki projekt zbieracie fundusze?
grant	dotacja
Who received the grant for the benefit of technology development?	Kto otrzymał dotację na rzecz rozwoju technologii?
This grant comes from the civic fund.	Ta dotacja pochodzi z funduszu obywatelskiego.
This is the grant which this activist received yesterday.	To jest dotacja, którą ten działacz otrzymał wczoraj.
to plant	sadzić
We will plant trees for the purpose of improving the climate.	Będziemy sadzić drzewa w celu poprawy klimatu.
The students like to plant flowers in the garden.	Studenci lubią sadzić kwiaty w ogrodzie.