Word
Sąsiedzi rozmawiają na ulicy.
Meaning
The neighbors are talking on the street.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Lesson
Breakdown of Sąsiedzi rozmawiają na ulicy.
rozmawiać
to talk
na
on, at / to (motion toward) / for (a meal) / for (waiting for)
ulica
street
sąsiad
neighbor
Questions & Answers about Sąsiedzi rozmawiają na ulicy.
Why is the plural of sąsiad (neighbor) spelled sąsiedzi?
In the virile (masculine personal) plural, the word undergoes a few changes. The final d softens to dzi, which is a common consonant change for these nouns. However, this specific word also has an irregular vowel change where the a turns into an e, making the final word sąsiedzi.
Does sąsiedzi refer specifically to male neighbors?
It can mean a group of exclusively male neighbors, but it is also the default word for a mixed group of men and women. In Polish, if there is at least one man in a group of people, you must use this virile form. If the group of neighbors was entirely female, you would use the non-virile form sąsiadki.
Why does the verb rozmawiają end in -ają?
The base form (infinitive) of the verb is rozmawiać (to talk or converse). Because the subject sąsiedzi represents they (3rd person plural), we drop the -ać and add the correct conjugation ending -ają.
Why does ulica (street) change to ulicy in this sentence?
The preposition na (on or at) followed by a static location requires the Locative case. For feminine nouns ending in -ca like ulica, the ending changes to -cy, giving us na ulicy.