On woli codziennie zanosić teczkę do biura.
He prefers to take the briefcase to the office every day.
Breakdown of On woli codziennie zanosić teczkę do biura.
on
he / it (m)
biuro
office
codziennie
every day
do
to
woleć
to prefer
zanosić
to take (somewhere, imperfective)
teczka
briefcase
Questions & Answers about On woli codziennie zanosić teczkę do biura.
Why do we use zanosić here instead of zanieść?
The word codziennie (every day) tells us this is a repeated habit. Because of this, we need the imperfective verb zanosić. If he were taking the briefcase to the office just one time and finishing the action, we would use the perfective verb zanieść.
How does zanosić relate to the basic carrying verbs nieść and nosić?
zanosić is built from nosić, the multidirectional verb for carrying. Adding the prefix za- gives it the specific meaning of taking or delivering something to a destination. Since nosić is used for repeated actions, zanosić is perfect for dropping the briefcase off on a regular basis.
Why is the word for briefcase teczkę instead of teczka?
The briefcase is the direct object of the verb zanosić because it is the thing being carried. This means it must take the Accusative case. For feminine nouns ending in -a like teczka, the ending changes to -ę in this case.
Why do we say do biura when talking about going to the office?
When you express movement toward or into a closed building or institution, you use the preposition do (to/into). This preposition always requires the following noun to be in the Genitive case. The basic neuter noun biuro changes to biura in the Genitive.
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