Breakdown of Tobie ten weekend odpowiada, ale mnie nie!
nie
no / not
ten
this (m)
ale
but
weekend
the weekend
Questions & Answers about Tobie ten weekend odpowiada, ale mnie nie!
Why do we use tobie and mnie here instead of the shorter ci and mi?
This is the perfect time to use the emphatic (long) forms of the Dative pronouns! We use tobie and mnie when we want to create a strong contrast, like in this sentence: "It suits YOU, but it doesn't suit ME." Also, tobie is placed at the very beginning of the sentence, where you must always use the long form instead of the short one.
I thought odpowiadać meant "to answer". Why does it translate to "suits" here?
You are right that odpowiadać usually means "to answer", but it is also very commonly used to mean "to suit" or "to be acceptable to" someone (like a date, a time, or an idea). In both of these meanings, it requires the Dative case for the person receiving the action.
What case is ten weekend?
It is in the Nominative case because it is the subject of the sentence. Even though ten weekend comes after the pronoun tobie, it is the thing doing the action: "This weekend suits you."
Why does the sentence just end with nie?
It is a natural shortcut! Instead of repeating the verb and saying ale mnie nie odpowiada (but it doesn't suit me), you can just drop the verb and say ale mnie nie. This works exactly like English: "but not me".