Word
Koledzy namawiają mnie na wyjazd.
Meaning
My friends are urging me to go on the trip.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Koledzy namawiają mnie na wyjazd.
na
on, at / to (motion toward) / for (a meal) / for (waiting for)
kolega
the colleague (m) / the friend (m)
mnie
me
wyjazd
departure / trip (going away)
Questions & Answers about Koledzy namawiają mnie na wyjazd.
Why is the plural of kolega spelled koledzy instead of just adding a normal plural ending?
Kolega is a masculine personal noun, even though it ends in -a. In the nominative plural, masculine personal nouns take special endings that often change (soften) the last consonant of the stem. Here, the -g- changes to -dz-, making it koledzy.
Why is the pronoun mnie used here instead of mi?
The verb namawiać (to urge or persuade) takes a direct object, which means the person being persuaded must be in the accusative case. Mnie is the accusative form of ja (I). Mi is the dative form, which is used for indirect objects (like 'to me').
The English translation says 'urging me to go on the trip.' Why is there no verb for 'to go' in the Polish sentence?
Polish often uses the structure namawiać na (to urge onto) followed directly by a noun in the accusative case. Wyjazd means a trip or departure. So namawiać na wyjazd literally means 'to urge onto a trip,' which naturally implies going without needing an extra verb.
What is the difference between wyjazd and other words for a trip, like wycieczka or podróż?