Word
Tak naprawdę nie lubię ryb.
Meaning
Actually, I don't like fish.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Breakdown of Tak naprawdę nie lubię ryb.
nie
no / not
lubić
to like
ryba
fish (f)
tak naprawdę
actually, in reality
Questions & Answers about Tak naprawdę nie lubię ryb.
Word-for-word, tak naprawdę translates to "yes really" or "so really". Is this the standard way to say "actually"?
Yes! While tak means "yes" or "so" and naprawdę means "really", together they form a very common fixed phrase meaning "actually", "in fact", or "in reality". You can also use the word właściwie to mean the exact same thing here.
Why is the word for fish in the form ryb here?
This happens because of the negative word nie. The verb lubić (to like) normally takes a direct object in the accusative case. However, in Polish, whenever you negate a verb that usually takes the accusative, the object automatically switches to the genitive case.
Is ryb singular or plural in this sentence?
It is plural. In English, the word "fish" is the same whether singular or plural, but Polish treats ryba as a standard countable noun. Because you are talking about fish in general, you need the plural form. The plural genitive of ryba is ryb. If you meant you did not like one specific fish, you would use the singular genitive: Nie lubię tej ryby.