Breakdown of Samoloty rzadko latają do Londynu.
do
to
rzadko
rarely
samolot
airplane
latać
to fly (multidirectional)
Londyn
London
Questions & Answers about Samoloty rzadko latają do Londynu.
Why do we use latają here instead of lecą?
This lesson covers the difference between multidirectional and unidirectional flying. Because the planes fly rzadko (rarely), this describes a repeated, habitual action rather than one specific trip happening right now. Therefore, we use the habitual verb latać conjugated as latają (they fly), instead of the one-way verb lecieć (lecą).
Why is it Londynu and not just Londyn?
The preposition do (to) always requires the noun following it to be in the Genitive case. For most masculine inanimate nouns like the city Londyn, the Genitive ending is -u, making it do Londynu.
How does the word samolot change to become plural here?
Samolot (plane) is a masculine inanimate noun. Because it ends in a hard consonant (t), its Nominative plural takes the -y ending, becoming samoloty.
Does latać conjugate differently than other verbs ending in -ać?
No, it follows the exact same pattern as regular -ać verbs you have already learned. Just like czytać (to read) becomes czytają (they read), latać becomes latają.
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