Breakdown of Biorę lekarstwo raz w tygodniu.
w
in / on (a day)
tydzień
week
lekarstwo
medicine
brać
to take (imperf.)
Questions & Answers about Biorę lekarstwo raz w tygodniu.
Biorę comes from the verb brać (to take). Why does it look so different from the infinitive?
Brać is a highly irregular verb that you just have to memorize. The stem changes completely. For "I", it becomes biorę, and for "they", it's biorą. For the other forms, the stem changes to bierz- (for example, bierzesz means "you take").
Is lekarstwo (medicine) in the Accusative case here since it's the direct object?
Yes, it is! Whenever you take, buy, or see something, that object is in the Accusative case. However, because lekarstwo is a neuter noun (it ends in -o), its Accusative form is exactly the same as its dictionary (Nominative) form.
If I want to say "twice a week" instead of "once a week", do I just replace raz with dwa?
Not quite! Raz means "once" or "one time". If you want to say "twice", you need to use the number plus the plural word for times: dwa razy. So, "twice a week" is dwa razy w tygodniu.
The dictionary word for "week" is tydzień. How does it become w tygodniu?