Word
Ona pisze notatkę w zeszycie.
Meaning
She is writing a note in the notebook.
Part of speech
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Pronunciation
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Questions & Answers about Ona pisze notatkę w zeszycie.
Why does the verb pisać (to write) turn into pisze here?
Pisać belongs to a group of verbs that changes its stem (its core part) when conjugated. The s changes to sz, making the base pisz-. Since the subject is Ona (she), we add the 3rd-person singular ending -e, giving us pisze.
Does pisze mean 'she writes' or 'she is writing'?
It can mean both! Polish does not have a separate 'is doing' (continuous) tense like English does. You figure out whether she writes generally or is writing right now based on the context.
Why does the word for note end in -ę (notatkę)?
The dictionary form is notatka. Because the note is the direct object of the verb (it is the thing being acted upon or written), it takes the accusative case. For feminine nouns ending in -a, that means changing the last letter to -ę.
Why does zeszyt (notebook) change to zeszycie?
The preposition w (in) requires the noun to be in the locative case to describe a location. For masculine nouns like zeszyt, we usually add -ie. This also causes the final t to soften into a ci sound, which is spelled as -cie here.