Word
Nie jesteśmy tam często.
Meaning
We are not there often.
Part of speech
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Questions & Answers about Nie jesteśmy tam często.
Where is the Polish word for "we" (my) in this sentence?
In Polish, you usually leave out subject pronouns like my (we) because the verb itself tells you who is acting. The ending -śmy in jesteśmy clearly shows that it means "we are". You only add my if you really need to emphasize "WE".
Why does nie come before the verb, rather than after it like in English?
To make a verb negative in Polish, you must put nie directly in front of it. So while English says "are not", Polish literally says "not are" (nie jesteśmy).
If I wanted to include the word for "we", where would it go?
It would normally go at the beginning: My nie jesteśmy tam często. However, using my here makes it sound like you are contrasting yourself with someone else, as in "WE are not there often, but THEY are."
Do the words tam (there) and często (often) change endings because the subject is plural?
No, they stay exactly the same. Both tam and często are adverbs, meaning they never change their form for gender, number, or case. You can use them just as they are!