Breakdown of Podobno kieszonkowiec kradnie bardzo dyskretnie na tej ulicy.
ten
this (m)
bardzo
very
na
on, at / to (motion toward) / for (a meal) / for (waiting for)
ulica
street
podobno
apparently
dyskretnie
discreetly
kieszonkowiec
pickpocket
kraść
to steal (imperfective)
Questions & Answers about Podobno kieszonkowiec kradnie bardzo dyskretnie na tej ulicy.
How would I change this sentence to say "I saw the pickpocket stealing on this street" using our current lesson's grammar?
How is the word kieszonkowiec formed?
It comes from the noun kieszeń (pocket). The suffix -owiec is frequently used in Polish to create nouns for people based on their profession, traits, or what they are associated with. Literally, it translates to something like "pocket guy".
Why is the verb kradnie (steals) in the imperfective aspect here?
Because the sentence describes a general habit, ongoing behavior, or repeated action (he supposedly does this regularly). If you were talking about a single, completed theft (e.g., he stole a specific wallet), you would use a perfective form like ukradł.
As a quick refresher, why do we use na instead of w for "on this street"?
Open public spaces and thoroughfares like a street (ulica), square (plac), or market (rynek) conventionally take the preposition na paired with the Locative case in Polish. Therefore, it is always na tej ulicy rather than w.
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