Breakdown of Dwudziesty siódmy odcinek jest świetny!
być
to be
świetny
great
siódmy
seventh
dwudziesty
twentieth
odcinek
episode
Questions & Answers about Dwudziesty siódmy odcinek jest świetny!
How do compound ordinal numbers like dwudziesty siódmy work in Polish?
In English, only the last part is an ordinal number (twenty-seventh). In Polish, both parts are ordinal numbers, and they both act like adjectives. You are literally saying "the twentieth the seventh".
Why do dwudziesty, siódmy, and świetny all end in -y?
They all describe the masculine noun odcinek (episode). Ordinal numbers behave exactly like adjectives in Polish. Since the sentence is in the nominative case (the basic dictionary form for the subject of a sentence), they all take the standard masculine ending -y.
Does odcinek only mean a TV episode?
It is the standard word for a TV or podcast episode, but its core meaning is a "segment" or "section". You might also see it used for a stretch of a road or a section of a line in math.
Is there a trick to pronouncing dwudziesty without stumbling?
Break it down! The dwu- is pronounced like "dvoo". The -dzi- makes a soft "jee" sound (like in the English word "jeep"). So the whole word sounds roughly like "dvoo-JES-tih".
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