Breakdown of Poproszę wodę bez lodu i cytryny.
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and
woda
water
bez
without
poprosić
to ask for / to request
Questions & Answers about Poproszę wodę bez lodu i cytryny.
Why are both lodu and cytryny in the Genitive case, even though bez is only written once?
The preposition bez (without) affects everything you list after it. Since both ice (lód) and lemon (cytryna) are things you want to exclude, they both must take the Genitive case: lodu and cytryny.
I know the basic word for ice is lód. Why does the ó change to o in lodu?
Polish often changes the vowel ó to o when an ending is added to a short word. Because we added the Genitive ending -u, the vowel in lód shifts to an o in lodu.
Why is water written as wodę (Accusative) if this lesson is about the Genitive case?
The word water is what you are ordering, making it the direct object of the verb poproszę (I request). This requires the Accusative case (wodę). Only the specific items following the preposition bez (without) are forced into the Genitive case here.
Why use poproszę here instead of a literal translation for 'I will have'?
Saying poproszę (literally: I will ask for) followed by the item you want is the standard, polite way to order food or drinks in Polish. It acts exactly like saying 'I'll have...' or '...please' in English.