Breakdown of Muszę przynieść babci gorącą wodę.
gorący
hot
woda
water
babcia
the grandmother
musieć
to have to
Questions & Answers about Muszę przynieść babci gorącą wodę.
Why is the word for grandmother babci here instead of babcia?
This is the Dative case, which we use for the indirect object—the person receiving the action. You are bringing water to the grandmother. The base word is babcia. For feminine nouns ending in a soft consonant plus -a (like -cia), the Dative ending is -i, making it babci.
Why do gorącą and wodę have different endings? Don't they both end in -a normally?
Yes, the dictionary form is gorąca woda. Here, they are the direct object of the sentence (the thing being brought), so they take the Accusative case. For feminine nouns, the -a changes to -ę (wodę), and for feminine adjectives, the -a changes to -ą (gorącą).
The English translation says "my grandmother", but there is no word for "my" in the Polish sentence. Is it missing?
In Polish, possessive pronouns like "my" (mój or moja) are usually left out when it is obvious from the context. Since you are saying "I must bring...", it is assumed you mean your own grandmother. Adding mojej to make it mojej babci wouldn't be wrong, but it is less natural.
Why is the verb przynieść used instead of przynosić?