Word
Moja siostra interesuje się historią.
Meaning
My sister is interested in history.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Moja siostra interesuje się historią.
siostra
sister
mój
my
interesować się
to be interested in (+ Instrumental)
historia
history
Questions & Answers about Moja siostra interesuje się historią.
Why is there a się in this sentence?
In Polish, the verb interesować się (to be interested in) is reflexive, which means it needs the word się (oneself). Literally, the sentence translates to 'My sister interests herself with history.'
Why is the word for history spelled historią instead of historia?
The verb interesować się requires the thing you are interested in to take the Instrumental case. Because historia is a feminine noun, its ending changes from -a to -ą to show this grammatical case.
How do I know to use moja instead of mój?
Moja is the feminine form of the word 'my'. Because siostra (sister) is a feminine noun, you must use moja so the genders match. If you were talking about a brother, you would use the masculine form: mój brat.
Why does the verb change from interesować to interesuje?
Polish verbs that end in -ować belong to a special group. When you conjugate them, the -ow- part drops out and is replaced by -uj-. For the 'she' form in this sentence, that makes it interesuje.