Breakdown of Fani zawsze kupują te, które tworzy ich ulubiony artysta.
ten
this (m)
zawsze
always
kupować
to buy
artysta
artist
Questions & Answers about Fani zawsze kupują te, które tworzy ich ulubiony artysta.
Why does the sentence use the non-virile te, które if the subject fani is a group of people?
The correlative te, które refers to the things the fans are buying, not to the fans themselves. Since they are buying objects like albums, songs, or posters, the pronoun takes the non-virile form. If the sentence used the virile ci, którzy, it would mean the fans are buying other people!
What case is te, które here, and why?
Both words are in the accusative case because they represent the direct object being bought (the target of the verb kupują). For non-virile plurals, the accusative form looks exactly like the nominative.
Why is the verb tworzy singular when the fans are a plural group?
This sentence consists of two clauses with two different subjects. The plural Fani is the subject of kupują, but in the relative clause, the singular artysta (artist) is the subject doing the creating, so the verb tworzy must be singular.
Is it normal to put the subject ich ulubiony artysta at the very end of the sentence?
Yes, Polish word order often shifts the subject to the end of a relative clause. Placing the verb tworzy right after które creates a smooth flow. While you could say które ich ulubiony artysta tworzy, putting the subject at the end feels more natural and places a slight emphasis on the artist.