Word
To dziecko pije gorące mleko.
Meaning
This child is drinking hot milk.
Part of speech
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Questions & Answers about To dziecko pije gorące mleko.
Why don't the words gorące mleko change their endings here since they are the direct object?
In Polish, neuter nouns (like mleko) and the adjectives describing them (like gorące) don't change their endings when they become the direct object (the accusative case). They look exactly the same as they do when they are the subject of the sentence!
Why is "this" translated as to here, instead of ten or ta?
The word for "this" must match the gender of the noun it points to. Because dziecko (child) ends in an "o", it is a neuter noun. The neuter word for "this" is to. You would use ten for masculine nouns and ta for feminine nouns.
What is the difference between pije and piję?
It is all about who is doing the drinking. Piję (with the tail on the ę) means "I am drinking". Pije (with a regular e) is the "he/she/it" form. Since dziecko (the child) is doing the drinking, we need the third-person form pije.
Does this sentence mean "is drinking" or "drinks"?
It can mean both! Polish does not have separate verb forms for things happening right now (is drinking) and things that happen generally (drinks). You just use pije for both, and the context of the conversation will make the exact meaning clear.