Breakdown of Czy twoi rodzice się z tobą kłócą?
ty
you (singular)
czy
[question particle]
twój
your
z
with
kłócić się
to argue
rodzice
the parents
Questions & Answers about Czy twoi rodzice się z tobą kłócą?
Why do we say z tobą instead of z ty?
The word z (when it means "with") always forces the following noun or pronoun into the Instrumental case. The Instrumental form of the basic pronoun ty (you) is tobą.
Why is the word for "your" twoi here, rather than twój or twoje?
The word rodzice (parents) is a plural noun that includes at least one male (masculine personal). Because of this, the word for "your" has to match it, taking the special masculine personal plural form twoi. If you were talking about animals, objects, or a group of only women, you would use twoje.
The dictionary form of the verb is kłócić się (to argue). Why is się separated from kłócą?
The little word się is quite flexible, but it generally avoids being the very first or very last word in a sentence. Here, placing it in the middle before z tobą sounds much more natural to Polish speakers than putting it at the very end after the verb.
Why does the verb kłócą end with -ą?
The subject of the sentence is rodzice (parents), which is a plural "they". In Polish, present tense verbs for "they" usually end in -ą.
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