Breakdown of Nie mamy planów na weekend.
mieć
to have
nie
no / not
na
on, at / to (motion toward) / for (a meal) / for (waiting for)
weekend
the weekend
plan
plan
Questions & Answers about Nie mamy planów na weekend.
Why is it planów instead of the regular plural plany?
Because the verb mamy (we have) is negated by nie. In Polish, when a verb that usually takes the Accusative case is negative, its object switches to the Genitive case. Since we are talking about plural plans, we use the Genitive plural form planów.
Is -ów the standard Genitive plural ending for masculine nouns?
Yes! For most masculine nouns ending in a hard consonant (like the n in plan), you form the Genitive plural by adding -ów. This is a very common and reliable pattern for masculine nouns.
Why doesn't the word weekend change its ending after the preposition na?
In this sentence, na means 'for' a specific time and requires the Accusative case. Because weekend is a masculine inanimate noun (a concept or thing, not a person or animal), its Accusative form is exactly the same as its basic dictionary form.
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