Word
Turyści nie mają czasu.
Meaning
The tourists do not have time.
Part of speech
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Questions & Answers about Turyści nie mają czasu.
Why does the word turysta become turyści in the plural?
Turysta refers to a person, so it takes a "virile" (masculine personal) plural form. Even though it ends in -a in the singular, it is grammatically a masculine noun. For groups of men or mixed groups, the -sta ending changes its sounds to -ści, giving us turyści.
Would a group of female tourists also be called turyści?
No. If a group is entirely female, you use the feminine noun turystka, which becomes turystki in the plural. Turyści is exclusively used for a group of men or a mixed group of men and women.
Why is the word for "time" czasu here instead of czas?
This is because of the word nie! When you say you have something, you normally use the accusative case. But when you negate a sentence (saying you do not have something), Polish grammar requires the object to switch to the genitive case. Because of this, czas changes to its genitive form, czasu.
What is the dictionary form of the verb mają?
It comes from the verb mieć (to have). Mają is the "they" form, which matches our plural subject, turyści.