Breakdown of Cudzoziemcy uczą się polskiego na kursie.
polski
Polish
uczyć się
to learn
na
on, at / to (motion toward) / for (a meal) / for (waiting for)
kurs
the course
cudzoziemiec
foreigner (formal; = obcokrajowiec)
Questions & Answers about Cudzoziemcy uczą się polskiego na kursie.
Why is the plural word for foreigners cudzoziemcy and not something like cudzoziemce?
The singular noun is cudzoziemiec. For masculine personal nouns ending in -ec, the plural ending is -cy. The last -e- in the stem drops out because it is a mobile vowel that disappears when endings are added, giving us cudzoziemcy.
Why is Polish translated as polskiego instead of just polski?
The verb uczyć się (to learn) always requires its object to be in the Genitive case. Therefore, the base form polski changes to the Genitive form polskiego.
Why do we use na kursie instead of w kursie for in or on a course?
In Polish, you generally use the preposition na rather than w for organized activities, public events, or educational settings. This is why you say na kursie (on a course), na lekcji (in a lesson), and na uniwersytecie (at university).
What case is kursie and why does the spelling change from kurs?
It is in the Locative case, which is required by the preposition na when describing a physical location. Adding the Locative -e ending softens the preceding consonant, changing the s sound to a softer sound. In Polish spelling, this softened sound is written as si before a vowel, resulting in kursie.
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