Questions & Answers about Widzę nasze błędy.
Why is the word for "our" nasze here instead of nasi?
The possessive pronoun must match the noun's gender and case. Błędy (mistakes) is masculine inanimate, so in the plural, it falls into the non-masculine-personal category. For this category, both the Nominative and Accusative plural form of "our" is nasze. The form nasi is only used for groups of people that include at least one man.
What case is nasze błędy in this sentence?
It is in the Accusative case because it is the direct object of the verb widzę (I see). Luckily for learners, the Accusative plural for non-masculine-personal nouns and their pronouns is completely identical to their Nominative plural forms!
The singular word for mistake is błąd. Why does the vowel change to błęd- in the plural?
This is a very common vowel shift in Polish! The nasal vowel ą often changes to ę when a word adds a new ending, such as when making it plural (błędy) or when changing its case.
Why does the verb widzieć (to see) change to widzę for the "I" form?
Verbs ending in -dzieć change their stem slightly in the first person singular (the "I" form). The soft dź sound from the infinitive changes to a harder dz sound, giving us widzę.
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