Breakdown of Spróbujmy najlepszego wina z Polski.
dobry
good
wino
wine
Polska
Poland
z
from (+ Genitive)
spróbować
to try
Questions & Answers about Spróbujmy najlepszego wina z Polski.
How is the "Let's try" command formed in spróbujmy?
It uses the first-person plural imperative ending -my, which is used to say "let's [do something]". To make it, you take the base command form of spróbować (to try), which is spróbuj, and simply add -my.
Why is the object najlepszego wina in the Genitive case instead of the Accusative?
Usually, a direct object takes the Accusative case. However, the verb spróbować (to try or taste something) is one of the special Polish verbs that require their object to be in the Genitive case. Because of this, the neuter phrase najlepsze wino changes to the Genitive form najlepszego wina.
Where does the word najlepszego come from?
It is a form of najlepszy, which means "the best". This is the highest degree of the irregular adjective dobry (good). The pattern is: dobry (good), lepszy (better), najlepszy (best). Here, we use the -ego ending to match the Genitive neuter noun it describes.
Why does Polska change to Polski in this sentence?
The preposition z, when it means "from" a place, always forces the following noun into the Genitive case. Since Polska is a feminine noun ending in -a, its Genitive form takes an -i, making it z Polski.
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