Word
Znam ten adres bardzo dobrze.
Meaning
I know this address very well.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Znam ten adres bardzo dobrze.
ten
this (m)
bardzo
very
znać
to know (someone or something)
dobrze
well
Questions & Answers about Znam ten adres bardzo dobrze.
Why do we use znam here instead of wiem?
The verb znać (here conjugated as znam) is used when you are familiar with a noun, like a person, a place, or a thing. In this sentence, you know a specific object: the address. The other verb for knowing, wiedzieć (like wiem), is used for knowing facts, usually followed by a clause starting with words like 'that', 'where', or 'what'.
Is ten adres in the accusative case here? It looks exactly like the dictionary form.
Yes, it is the direct object of the verb znam, so it must be in the accusative case. However, for non-living masculine nouns like adres, the accusative form is completely identical to the basic dictionary form. The pointing word ten (this) also stays the same.
I learned that dobrze means 'good'. Why does it mean 'well' here?
Why isn't there a word for 'I' at the beginning of the sentence?
In Polish, the ending of the verb almost always tells you who is doing the action. The -m ending in znam specifically means 'I know'. You only need to add the pronoun ja (I) if you really want to emphasize it, like saying 'I am the one who knows it'.