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Questions & Answers about Nie lubimy telewizji.
Why is the word for television telewizji here instead of telewizję?
The verb lubić (to like) normally takes the Accusative case, so "We like television" is Lubimy telewizję. But this lesson introduces a major Polish rule: when you make a sentence negative with nie, the direct object switches from the Accusative to the Genitive case. Therefore, telewizję changes to the Genitive form telewizji.
Why does the Genitive form of telewizja end in -ji?
Most feminine nouns ending in a standard -a take the ending -y in the Genitive case. However, for nouns that end in -ja (like telewizja), the Genitive ending is -ji for spelling and pronunciation reasons, making it telewizji.
Where is the word for 'we' in this sentence?
In Polish, subject pronouns like my (we) are usually dropped. The verb lubimy has the -my ending, which already tells us exactly who is doing the action. Adding my at the start is unnecessary unless you want to emphasize it.
Does telewizja mean the physical TV set or the TV programming?