Breakdown of Ten film ma siedemdziesiąt lat.
mieć
to have
ten
this (m)
film
film
rok
year
siedemdziesiąt
seventy
Questions & Answers about Ten film ma siedemdziesiąt lat.
Why does the Polish sentence use ma (has) instead of a word for is?
In Polish, you do not say that someone or something is a certain age. Instead, you use the verb mieć (to have). Because film is a singular object, we use the form ma (has). Literally, this sentence translates to: This movie has seventy years.
Why is the word for years lat here instead of lata?
When expressing age, the word for years changes depending on the number. For 2, 3, and 4 (and larger numbers ending in them, like 22 or 34), you use lata. For 5 and above, as well as any round ten like siedemdziesiąt (70), you must use lat.
Siedemdziesiąt is a long word! Is there an easy way to remember it?
Yes! It is made up of two parts you might already know: siedem (seven) and dziesiąt (a form of the word for ten). It literally means seven tens.
Why is it ten film and not ta film or to film?
Film is a masculine noun in Polish. The word for this must match the gender of the noun it describes, so we use the masculine form ten. If the noun were feminine, you would use ta, and for neuter, you would use to.
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