Breakdown of Oni nigdy nie rozmawiają o trudnych tematach.
nie
no / not
oni
they (masculine personal)
rozmawiać
to talk
nigdy
never
o
about
trudny
difficult
temat
topic
Questions & Answers about Oni nigdy nie rozmawiają o trudnych tematach.
Why does the word for "topics" end in -ach (tematach)?
It is in the Locative case because it follows the preposition o (about). You are seeing the Locative plural form. The great thing about the Locative plural is that almost all nouns, regardless of their gender, simply take the ending -ach. So, temat becomes tematach.
Why does the adjective end in -ych in trudnych tematach?
This is the Locative plural form for the adjective trudny (difficult) to match the noun it describes. In the Locative plural, adjectives take either -ych or -ich. Because the base word ends in a hard consonant (n), it takes -ych.
Why are there two negative words, nigdy and nie?
Polish requires double negation. Whenever you use a negative word like nigdy (never), nic (nothing), or nikt (nobody) in a sentence, you must also add nie right before the verb. Literally, this sentence translates to 'They never do not talk...'
Could I use the verb mówią instead of rozmawiają here?
Yes, but the nuance is slightly different. Mówią o just means 'they speak/talk about' and can be a one-sided statement. Rozmawiają o specifically means 'they converse about' or 'they discuss'. Since talking about difficult topics usually implies a two-way conversation, rozmawiają is a very natural choice.
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