Breakdown of Dzisiaj nie ma dostaw do magazynu.
mieć
to have
nie
no / not
dzisiaj
today
do
to
magazyn
warehouse / storeroom
dostawa
delivery
Questions & Answers about Dzisiaj nie ma dostaw do magazynu.
Why is the word dostaw used here instead of dostawy?
The dictionary form is the feminine noun dostawa (delivery). Because we are using the phrase nie ma (there are no), we need the Genitive case. To form the Genitive plural for feminine nouns ending in -a, you usually drop the -a completely, which gives us dostaw.
Why do both dostaw and magazynu take the Genitive case in this sentence?
They take the Genitive for two completely different reasons. The word dostaw is in the Genitive because of the negative phrase nie ma. The word magazynu (from magazyn) is in the Genitive because it follows the preposition do (to), which always forces the noun that comes after it into the Genitive case.
Is magazynu an example of a neuter noun in the Genitive plural?
No, magazyn (warehouse) is a masculine inanimate noun, and here it is in the Genitive singular. It is just another word in the sentence that happens to use the Genitive case. The lesson's focus is on dostaw, which is the Genitive plural of a feminine noun.
How do I pronounce the ending of dostaw?
In Polish, consonants at the very end of a word often become unvoiced. This means the final w in dostaw loses its voicing and sounds like an English "f".
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