Question 1

Why is the possessive pronoun wasze used here instead of wasi?

Accepted Answer

Wasze means your (when speaking to multiple people). It is describing błędy (mistakes), which is the direct object of the sentence, so it is in the Accusative case. Because błędy is a non-masculine-personal noun (it does not describe male people), the Accusative plural ending for the possessive pronoun is exactly the same as the Nominative plural: wasze.

Question 2

The singular word for mistake is błąd. Why is there an ę in błędy?

Accepted Answer

In Polish, the nasal vowel ą in the singular often changes to ę when the word becomes plural or takes different case endings. So, błąd gets the plural ending -y and the vowel shifts, creating błędy. You will see this same shift in other words too, like mąż (husband) changing to mężowie.

Question 3

How does the word można work here without a subject?

Accepted Answer

Można is a special impersonal word meaning one can, you can (in general), or it is possible. It never takes a personal subject like ja or ty. Instead, you just follow it directly with an infinitive verb, which here is sprawdzić (to check).

Question 4

I learned that góra means mountain. Why is it translated as upstairs?

Accepted Answer

While góra does mean mountain, its broader meaning is the top. The phrase na górze literally translates to at the top, but it is the standard, everyday Polish idiom for upstairs. Here, it is in the Locative case because it describes a static location.

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