Breakdown of Oni są w restauracji z rodziną.
być
to be
oni
they (masculine personal)
restauracja
restaurant
w
in / on (a day)
z
with
rodzina
the family
Questions & Answers about Oni są w restauracji z rodziną.
Why does rodzina end with an -ą in this sentence?
This sentence uses the preposition z meaning "with", which requires the noun to take the Instrumental case. For feminine nouns ending in -a like rodzina, you drop the -a and add -ą to make it rodziną.
Where is the word for "their" in the Polish sentence?
It is left out! In Polish, possessive words like "their" are often skipped when the context makes it obvious whose family it is. Saying z rodziną (with family) naturally implies "with their family" here.
Why is it w restauracji instead of w restauracja?
The preposition w (in) requires the Locative case when talking about a physical location. For feminine nouns ending in -cja like restauracja, the ending changes to -cji in this case.
What if "they" referred to a group of women? Would the sentence change?
Yes, the first word would change to one. The word oni is used for groups of people that include at least one man. One is used for groups of only women, children, or animals. The rest of the sentence would stay exactly the same: One są w restauracji z rodziną.
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