Breakdown of We wtorek zawsze oglądamy film.
zawsze
always
oglądać
to watch
film
film
w
in / on (a day)
wtorek
Tuesday
Questions & Answers about We wtorek zawsze oglądamy film.
Why is it we wtorek instead of w wtorek?
It is for pronunciation. Because wtorek starts with the consonant cluster "wt", saying w wtorek is very hard to pronounce. Polish adds an "e" to the preposition to make it we, creating a smoother sound. You will see this happen before some other words starting with "w" or "f" plus another consonant.
The lesson says to use w + Accusative for days of the week. Why didn't the word wtorek change its ending?
It actually is in the Accusative case! The rule is that for masculine inanimate nouns (non-living masculine things like days of the week), the Accusative form is exactly the same as the basic dictionary form (the Nominative case). So, wtorek is already doing its job here without changing shape.
Where is the word for "we" in this sentence?
In Polish, the verb ending usually tells you who is doing the action, so you can drop the subject pronoun. The -my ending in oglądamy means "we watch". You only need to use the word my (we) if you want to add special emphasis.
Is the word film also in the Accusative case here?
Yes! Since film is the direct object being watched, it takes the Accusative case. And just like wtorek, it is a masculine inanimate noun, which means its Accusative form looks exactly identical to its basic dictionary form.
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